Sweden
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.
Legislation implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive was proposed, with an initial effective date of 1 July 2026. However, in March 2026, the government announced that it intends to postpone the implementation date at the EU level and renegotiate the Directive's requirements.
In regard to the EU Pay Transparency Directive, the government announced that it intends to renegotiate the Directive's requirements.
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 include additional information on leave requirements in Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Switzerland, UAE, UK and US.
Updated to reflect the 2026 income ceiling for statutory parental benefit, temporary parental benefit and the benefit payable during carer’s leave, and the wage guarantee in the event of the employer's bankruptcy.
Updated to reflect changes to the definition of gender for the purposes of discrimination.
Enhanced to include information on coronavirus vaccination and testing rules.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to Sweden.