The 2026 edition of our Global Employment Law Manual is now available
At a glance
- The new edition of our Global Employment Law Manual (GELM) is now available to our GENIE subscribers. This is a go-to resource for all legal and HR professionals responsible for the people aspects of business compliance.
- The GELM highlights the key employment law obligations throughout the employment relationship, from onboarding employees, to important employment rights, to termination and post-termination restraints.
- It covers over 60 jurisdictions across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the Americas.
- Brand new for 2026, the GELM also covers Armenia, Ethiopia, Greece and Namibia.
- GENIE subscribers can use the GELM to create tailored comparison reports for specific countries of interest.
We have just launched the 2026 edition of our Global Employment Law Manual, giving our GENIE subscribers a useful overview of the employment law landscape in over 60 jurisdictions and the latest status of key employment rights and obligations.
Multi-jurisdictional coverage
Our GELM covers Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the Americas, with four brand new countries for 2026: Armenia, Ethiopia, Greece and Namibia.
Global employment laws
The GELM chapters cover the full life cycle of the employment relationship including:
- Pre-hire checks.
- Employment contracts and policies.
- Working time and time off work.
- Family-friendly rights.
- Discrimination and harassment.
- Whistleblowing.
- Business transfers.
- Individual termination of employment.
- Mass layoffs / collective redundancies.
- Post-termination restraints and confidential information.
- Pensions.
Compare and contrast
Our GELM is fully interactive and users can instantly compare and contrast the laws in multiple jurisdictions at a time.
Tailor your information
You can tailor the GELM to your specific requirements by selecting your countries and topics of interest and creating a fully tailored comparison report which you can download, print and share.
Access the GELM
Log in to your GENIE account to access the full content of the GELM. If you are a client, but not yet a GENIE subscriber, please speak to your usual DLA Piper contact about an account.
Focus on topical issues
As a reminder, GENIE also has a series of topical country guides to further assist all those responsible for complex people compliance issues including:
