Global employment
law manual

Your A to Z of employment laws for jurisdictions across EMEA, AsiaPac and the Americas

About this guide

Our Global employment law manual provides employment law information for countries across EMEA, AsiaPac and the Americas. Each country chapter covers the whole employment relationship from onboarding employees, to key employment rights and obligations, through to termination and post-termination restrictions. Updated annually in Q1 of each year, our content provides an invaluable insight into the global employment law landscape. Our News pages also supplement the manual, allowing you to keep on top of contemporaneous developments.

You can view content for a single country, or generate comparisons on a specific topic for multiple jurisdictions at a time. To get started, click on the map below, or select your countries and topic of interest from the dropdown menu.

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The Global employment law manual was last updated in Q1 2025 and will next be updated in Q1 2026.

Video transcript

Pilar Menor, Global Co-Chair, Employment: Employment law is fast-paced and far reaching. Global in-house counsel and HR teams need instant access to reliable information.

That is why we created the Global Employment Law Manual. Your go-to guide for navigating employment rights and obligations, from hiring to termination, across a large number of countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the Americas.

Need local insight? Open a country chapter.

Want clarity on employment status, working time, discrimination and more? It's all here.

Nicolas Leger, Partner, Head of Employment France: The manual is a great way to find out about rules across several countries.

Planning a global merger? Select your countries, choose business transfers and hit go.

The Global Employment Law Manual delivers tailored insight for your project, ready to download as a PDF for easy sharing.

Pilar Menor: Clients tell us they rely on our Global Employment Law Manual for trusted information, and we are proud to be able to provide a resource that takes the complexity out of their day.