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Employment law 5 in 5: August 2026

Employment law 5 in 5: August 2026

5 August developments to read in less than 5 minutes.

16 September 2026 3 min read

Manitoba (Canada) introduces new limits on employer sick note requests

Manitoba (Canada) introduces new limits on employer sick note requests

Manitoba has amended The Employment Standards Code to place new restrictions on employer sick note requests. The amendments are intended to reduce unnecessary visits to health...

29 September 2026 1 min read

British Columbia expands job-protected leave for Canadian Armed Forces reservists

British Columbia expands job-protected leave for Canadian Armed Forces reservists

British Columbia has broadened the scope of job-protected leave available to Canadian Armed Forces ( CAF ) reservists, with regulatory amendments having taken effect on 6 August...

29 September 2026 2 min read

Manitoba (Canada) introduces new limits on employer sick note requests

Manitoba (Canada) introduces new limits on employer sick note requests

Manitoba has amended The Employment Standards Code to place new restrictions on employer sick note requests. The amendments are intended to reduce unnecessary visits to health...

29 September 2026 1 min read

British Columbia expands job-protected leave for Canadian Armed Forces reservists

British Columbia expands job-protected leave for Canadian Armed Forces reservists

British Columbia has broadened the scope of job-protected leave available to Canadian Armed Forces ( CAF ) reservists, with regulatory amendments having taken effect on 6 August...

29 September 2026 2 min read

British Columbia Court of Appeal (Canada) upholds vexatious litigant designation following repeated employment-related claims

British Columbia Court of Appeal (Canada) upholds vexatious litigant designation following repeated employment-related claims

British Columbia Court of Appeal (Canada) upholds vexatious litigant designation following repeated employment-related claims

29 September 2026 3 min read

New York Trapped at Work Act restricts certain 'stay-or-pay' repayment provisions for employees

New York Trapped at Work Act restricts certain 'stay-or-pay' repayment provisions for employees

29 September 2026 2 min read

UK government confirms it will expand statutory bereavement leave

UK government confirms it will expand statutory bereavement leave

UK government sets out its plans for unpaid statutory bereavement leave.

29 September 2026 3 min read

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Chile introduces a new gender equity reporting obligation for employers

Chile introduces a new gender equity reporting obligation for employers

A new annual gender equity reporting obligation applies to companies meeting designated threholds.

29 September 2026 1 min read

Uganda's Employment (Amendment) Act 2026: What employers need to know

Uganda's Employment (Amendment) Act 2026: What employers need to know

Uganda's Employment (Amendment) Act 2026 introduces significant new employer obligations, enhanced worker protections and stricter dismissal rules.

28 September 2026 3 min read

Proposed ban on non-competes in Australia

Proposed ban on non-competes in Australia

Draft legislation proposing a ban on non-competes for those earning below the high-income threshold.

28 September 2026 2 min read

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.

Worker status

Employment status continues to be an area of close scrutiny for courts and legislators across the globe, with many jurisdictions looking beyond the label given to the working relationship between parties and, instead, looking at the realities of the arrangements in practice. In Europe, further impact will be felt by the Platform Work Directive.

Brazil confirms equal maternity leave rights for adoptive mothers

Brazil confirms equal maternity leave rights for adoptive mothers

Brazil’s Supreme Court confirmed that biological and adoptive mothers are entitled to identical maternity leave rights.

28 September 2026 1 min read

Enhanced prevention of and protection against sexual harassment for job applicants and other individuals

Enhanced prevention of and protection against sexual harassment for job applicants and other individuals

The Act on Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment has established new measures that employers must take to prevent sexual harassment against job applicants...

28 September 2026 1 min read

French reform narrows employee notification obligations in business sales

French reform narrows employee notification obligations in business sales

France has reduced the scope and burden of employee notification requirements under the Hamon Law for certain business sales.

23 September 2026 2 min read

France strengthens employer obligations during heatwaves

France strengthens employer obligations during heatwaves

French employers face enhanced heatwave duties and increased labour inspections during the summer period.

23 September 2026 1 min read

France sets labour inspection priorities for posted worker enforcement

France sets labour inspection priorities for posted worker enforcement

France's Labour Inspectorate will increase scrutiny of posted worker compliance as part of its 2026–2029 enforcement strategy.

23 September 2026 1 min read

France strengthens protections for employees caring for seriously ill children

France strengthens protections for employees caring for seriously ill children

France has expanded protections and leave entitlements for employees caring for children with serious illnesses or disabilities.

23 September 2026 1 min read

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