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Employment law 5 in 5: March 2025

Employment law 5 in 5: March 2025

Five developments to read for March in less than five minutes.

1 April 2025 2 min read

Belgian government expands opportunities for student employment

Belgian government expands opportunities for student employment

Under specific conditions, students in Belgium benefit from a unique employment law regime and a favourable social security system.

4 April 2025 3 min read

Updated legislation in Japan offers more leave to employees caring for children

Updated legislation in Japan offers more leave to employees caring for children

The Japanese government has recently updated its Childcare and Family Care legislation with the aim of further supporting employees.

4 April 2025 2 min read

Belgian government expands opportunities for student employment

Belgian government expands opportunities for student employment

Under specific conditions, students in Belgium benefit from a unique employment law regime and a favourable social security system.

4 April 2025 3 min read

Updated legislation in Japan offers more leave to employees caring for children

Updated legislation in Japan offers more leave to employees caring for children

The Japanese government has recently updated its Childcare and Family Care legislation with the aim of further supporting employees.

4 April 2025 2 min read

Job abandonment in Nigeria: FAQs

Job abandonment in Nigeria: FAQs

A summary of job abandonment in Nigeria.

2 April 2025 4 min read

New casual conversion changes are now in force

New casual conversion changes are now in force

New conversion process for casual to permanent employment is now in effect.

2 April 2025 1 min read

Fixed-term employment contracts have been extended in some sectors to prevent food waste

Fixed-term employment contracts have been extended in some sectors to prevent food waste

Temporary contracts have been extended from 90 to 120 days to address occasional and forseeable production needs of short duration.

2 April 2025 1 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.

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.

New budget measures plan to bring in a prohibition on non-compete restrictions for employees earning less than AUD175,000

New budget measures plan to bring in a prohibition on non-compete restrictions for employees earning less than AUD175,000

If re-elected in May 2025, the government will introduce a prohibition on non-compete restrictions, subject to a salary threshold.

2 April 2025 1 min read

Employers with 500+ employees required to publish gender equality targets

Employers with 500+ employees required to publish gender equality targets

Large employers must set gender equality targets in their 2025-2026 gender pay gap reports.

2 April 2025 2 min read

Proposed changes to equality legislation in Ireland

Proposed changes to equality legislation in Ireland

In January 2025, the Irish government published the General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024.

31 March 2025 2 min read

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BCEA earnings threshold and national minimum wage increase

BCEA earnings threshold and national minimum wage increase

The new earnings threshold rates are effective from 1 April 2025 and national minimum wage rates from 1 March 2025.

28 March 2025 3 min read

New Labour Code amendment grants paid leave for endometriosis and adenomyosis

New Labour Code amendment grants paid leave for endometriosis and adenomyosis

Workers with severe pain from endometriosis or adenomyosis can take up to three days of justified absences per month without losing pay or rights.

28 March 2025 1 min read

New Shared Parental Leave scheme

New Shared Parental Leave scheme

A new Shared Parental Leave scheme is replacing the existing one.

27 March 2025 4 min read

The practical application issues of vacation leave entitlement have been addressed

The practical application issues of vacation leave entitlement have been addressed

The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 addresses practical application issues of vacation leave entitlement.

27 March 2025 1 min read

Recent Supreme Court decision on employee status under the Labour Standards Act

Recent Supreme Court decision on employee status under the Labour Standards Act

A recent Supreme Court decision reflects a trend of courts broadly recognising employee status under the Labour Standards Act.

26 March 2025 2 min read

Status of legislative proposals following the federal election

Status of legislative proposals following the federal election

Proposals put forward by the previous federal Parliament are now on hold due to recent elections.

25 March 2025 3 min read

Luxembourg's social minimum wage increased from 1 January 2025

Luxembourg's social minimum wage increased from 1 January 2025

A 2.6% increase in the social minimum wage was approved by the Parliament.

3 February 2025 1 min read

Parliament approves long-awaited amendments to Luxembourg Labour Code

Parliament approves long-awaited amendments to Luxembourg Labour Code

Luxembourg Parliament approved amendments to the Labour Code.

13 September 2024 2 min read

Employment update December 2023

Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg

Employment update December 2023

In the most recent edition of our Benelux employment update, lawyers from our teams in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg consider employee monitoring, processing sensitive...

7 December 2023 1 min read

Staff delegation elections to be held in March 2024

Staff delegation elections to be held in March 2024

Companies in Luxembourg will elect their staff delegations on 12 March 2024.

24 November 2023 2 min read

EU Whistleblower Protection Directive: Practical implementation considerations

EU Whistleblower Protection Directive: Practical implementation considerations

17 December 2023, the deadline for medium-sized companies to implement internal reporting channels under the Whistleblower Protection Directive, is fastapproaching.

20 November 2023 3 min read

ECJ ruling on part-time worker rights

ECJ ruling on part-time worker rights

The European Court of Justice gave a judgment regarding a request for a preliminary ruling received from the German Federal Labour Court.

9 November 2023 1 min read

Important updates, straight to your inbox

Select your countries of interest to get essential employment law news and events for these jurisdictions.

Employment law 5 in 5: October 2023

Employment law 5 in 5: October 2023

5 developments to read for October in less than 5 minutes.

1 November 2023 3 min read

Employment law 5 in 5: September 2023

Employment law 5 in 5: September 2023

5 developments to read for September in less than 5 minutes.

3 October 2023 3 min read

Non-competes around the world - Top issues and strategies for global employers

Non-competes around the world - Top issues and strategies for global employers

Employers around the world have long relied on non-compete provisions in employment agreements to protect their investments in IP, talent, and customer relationships. These provisions...

27 September 2023 12 min read

Employment update September 2023

Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg

Employment update September 2023

In the most recent edition of our Benelux employment update, lawyers from our teams in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg consider the following hot topics: E-signatures,...

21 September 2023 1 min read

Employment law 5 in 5: July 2023

Employment law 5 in 5: July 2023

5 developments to read for July in less than 5 minutes.

1 August 2023 3 min read

Introduction of the right to disconnect

Introduction of the right to disconnect

On 4 July 2023, the Law of 28 June 2023, amending the Labour Code to introduce a procedure to enforce the right to disconnect, came into force.

1 August 2023 2 min read

Employment law 5 in 5: June 2023

Employment law 5 in 5: June 2023

5 developments to read for June in less than 5 minutes.

3 July 2023 3 min read

New edition of Gender Pay Transparency: A Global Guide to Reporting Obligations now available

New edition of Gender Pay Transparency: A Global Guide to Reporting Obligations now available

The new edition of our Gender pay transparency: A global guide to reporting obligations is now available. This latest edition includes nine brand new jurisdictions, covering 45...

21 June 2023 1 min read

Employment Update June 2023

Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg

Employment Update June 2023

In the most recent edition of our Benelux Employment Update, lawyers from our teams in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg consider the following hot topics: Whistleblowing,...

12 June 2023 1 min read