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Employment law 5 in 5: October 2024
Five developments to read for October in less than five minutes.
China increases public holiday entitlement
From 2025, there will be an additional two public holidays in China.
China increases public holiday entitlement
From 2025, there will be an additional two public holidays in China.
Trending topics
Pay equity and pay transparency
In recent years, there has been an upward global trend in the implementation of new legal measures aimed at addressing pay equity and pay transparency. This trend continues to gather pace as more and more jurisdictions turn their focus to tackling this issue.
Right to disconnect
The right to disconnect is an evolving employment law trend. It is increasingly becoming a key focus of legislators across the globe as part of a wider theme of increasing employee protections.
Job nationalisation in the private sector
A new law promotes Qatarisation in the private sector.
Changes to the Maternity Protection Act and restrictions on the use of NDAs have been signed into law
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