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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

Stricter verification requirements for expat accountants and auditors in Bahrain

Stricter verification requirements for expat accountants and auditors in Bahrain

Members of Parliament in Bahrain are advocating for more stringent verification processes for expatriate accountants and auditors before work visas are granted.

19 March 2025 1 min read

Prince Edward Island: New laws regulating recruitment will come into force on 1 April 2025

Prince Edward Island: New laws regulating recruitment will come into force on 1 April 2025

On 1 April 2025 new rules apply to employers and recruiters.

18 March 2025 1 min read

Proposed Bahrainisation in the medical sector

Proposed Bahrainisation in the medical sector

Shura Council unanimously approves legislation for Bahrainisation in private medical establishments.

14 March 2025 1 min read

Changes to health and safety laws

Changes to health and safety laws

The Italian Parliament recently approved a law which introduces new changes in health and safety and pre-employment medical examinations.

29 January 2025 1 min read

Job nationalisation in the private sector

Job nationalisation in the private sector

A new law promotes Qatarisation in the private sector.

14 November 2024 1 min read

New platform launched to enhance recruitment

New platform launched to enhance recruitment

A new platform has been launched to streamiline the job application process.

27 September 2024 1 min read

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Changes to compulsory medical checks (update)

Changes to compulsory medical checks (update)

From 1 September 2024, employers in Hungary will no longer have to carry out compulsory medical checks.

26 September 2024 1 min read

Emiratisation targets expanded to smaller establishments

United Arab Emirates

Emiratisation targets expanded to smaller establishments

On 11 July 2023, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation confirmed that more companies and individual establishments would need to abide by the Emiratisation targets.

24 September 2024 1 min read

Compliance checks on employment disability quota

Compliance checks on employment disability quota

The Portuguese Authority for Labour Conditions announced compliance checks on the disability quota from September 2024 until the end of the first quarter of 2025.

23 August 2024 1 min read

Oman moves towards private sector Omanisation through new labour regulations

Oman moves towards private sector Omanisation through new labour regulations

New rules mandate employment of Omani citizens, restrict jobs for non-Omanis, and introduce financial incentives for companies recruiting Omanis.

31 July 2024 2 min read

Los Angeles county enacts Fair Chance Ordinance for unincorporated areas

Los Angeles county enacts Fair Chance Ordinance for unincorporated areas

The County of Los Angeles adopted the Fair Chance Ordinance on February 7, 2024.

17 May 2024 1 min read

Hiring incentives for young people and disadvantaged women

Hiring incentives for young people and disadvantaged women

Law 213/2023 ( Budget Law 2024 ) has introduced special incentives to encourage the hiring of women and young people.

8 February 2024 2 min read

Government announces five-point plan to cut migration figures to the UK

Government announces five-point plan to cut migration figures to the UK

On 4 December 2023, James Cleverly MP revealed the UK government’s five-point plan to reduce migration figures and ‘curb abuse’ of the legal migration system. Under this plan,...

13 December 2023 4 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

Legislation introduced in Ontario requiring disclosure of salary ranges ‎and AI use in hiring

Legislation introduced in Ontario requiring disclosure of salary ranges ‎and AI use in hiring

The Ontario government recently introduced a new bill ( Bill 149 ), the Working for Workers Four Act, 2024 to amend several employment-related statutes, including the Employment...

24 November 2023 3 min read