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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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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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

Key HR developments in Belgium's new government agreement

Key HR developments in Belgium's new government agreement

The new federal government reached an agreement on its new governmental policy which introduces key developments for employers.

25 March 2025 2 min read

EEOC to focus on protecting 'American workers'

EEOC to focus on protecting 'American workers'

Announcement made by EEOC Acting Chair, Andrea Lucas.

25 March 2025 1 min read

The Norwegian government's 2025 budget proposal: Implications for labour law

The Norwegian government's 2025 budget proposal: Implications for labour law

The Norwegian government presented its 2025 budget proposal. The proposal includes relevant implications for employment law.

6 November 2024 1 min read

Amendments to the Norwegian Working Environment Act entered into force

Amendments to the Norwegian Working Environment Act entered into force

The amendments to the Working Environment Act entered into force on 1 July 2024.

1 July 2024 4 min read

‘Basic amount’ for calculating certain state benefits increased on 1 May 2024

‘Basic amount’ for calculating certain state benefits increased on 1 May 2024

4.56% increase in ‘basic amount‘ used for social security scheme calculations.

25 June 2024 1 min read

Amendments to the Cash Benefit Act

Amendments to the Cash Benefit Act

11 June 2024 1 min read

Amendments to the Norwegian National Insurance Act

Amendments to the Norwegian National Insurance Act

As of 1 May 2024, the national insurance basic amount increased by 4.56%.

11 June 2024 1 min read

Court of Appeal ruling regarding employees’ rights to holiday and holiday allowance following reclassification of employee status

Court of Appeal ruling regarding employees’ rights to holiday and holiday allowance following reclassification of employee status

The Court of Appeal found that holiday allowance of employees being reclassified from independent contractors to employees were nottime-barred.

28 May 2024 2 min read

Important updates, straight to your inbox

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2024 Wage Settlement update: agreement reached in the front runner sector

2024 Wage Settlement update: agreement reached in the front runner sector

The Federation of Norwegian Industries and The United Federation of Trade Unions in private sector in Norway have agreed on a wage settlement.

28 May 2024 1 min read

Court of Appeal ruling regarding bonus agreements

Court of Appeal ruling regarding bonus agreements

The Court of Appeal ruled that the employer was bound by a bonus agreement that the employee had entered into with a head of a department.

22 March 2024 1 min read

Extended obligations for employers within a group of companies in relation to restructuring and redundancies

Extended obligations for employers within a group of companies in relation to restructuring and redundancies

From 1 January 2024, employees who are employed by undertakings being part of a group of companies, who are impacted by redundancies, have been granted further protection.

19 March 2024 2 min read

New approval scheme for staffing agencies

New approval scheme for staffing agencies

Amendments to the regulation on staffing agencies mandate that businesses involved in labour outsourcing (staffing agencies) must obtain approval from the Norwegian Labour Inspection...

12 February 2024 1 min read

Supreme Court ruling on whistleblowing

Supreme Court ruling on whistleblowing

The Supreme Court addressed whether an e-mail sent from an employee representative to a manager in the company, constituted whistleblowing under the Working Environment Act.

12 February 2024 2 min read

Amendments to the Norwegian Working Environment Act (update)

Amendments to the Norwegian Working Environment Act (update)

New legislation implementing the EU directive on transparent and predictable working conditions has resulted in additional requirements for employment contracts.

29 January 2024 3 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

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