Portugal
In June 2026, Argentina, British Columbia (Canada), France and Luxembourg increased their minimum wage rates.
In May 2026, Turkey doubled the length of paternity leave from five to 10 days. In France, for children born on or after 1 January 2026, each parent (including mothers) is entitled to two months of supplementary birth leave, available from 1 July 2026.
In Turkey, maternity leave was extended from 16 to 24 weeks from 1 May 2026. In France, for children born on or after 1 January 2026, each parent (including mothers) is entitled to two months of supplementary birth leave, available from 1 July 2026.
Enhanced to include new information on India.
The Commission for Equality in Labour and Employment has launched a tool to help employers apply gender-neutral criteria ahead of the EU Pay Transparency Directive, and the IRS exemption for productivity bonuses in 2026 depends on statutory conditions, not collective agreements.
Updated to include new information on temporary employment agency work in Germany.
As of March 2026, only a few member states have adopted binding measures to comply with the EU Pay Transparency Directive. In France, employers with 1,000 employees must publish gender representation data for senior managers and board members and meet a minimum 30% representation of each gender from 1 March 2026.
Updated to reflect a new procedure permitting an extraordinary price adjustment for certain multi-year service procurement contracts.
Updated to include new information on the Labour Inspection Authority’s restructuring and its enhanced inspection focus for 2026.
Updated to include new details regarding the requirement to report the employment relationship of a foreign national through the Social Security Direct online portal.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to Portugal.