How personalized, agile relocation strategies can attract top talent, support employee well-being, and drive business success in an evolving global landscape. Accede al recurso completo Fuente: Sterling Lexicon
Four-day workweeks have moved from experimental pilot to mainstream HR policy in record time. Belgium and Japan have introduced laws for these schedules, while employers in cities such as London and Los Angeles have adopted them in response to retention pressure and productivity research. What the headlines rarely cover is what happens inside the payroll […]
A combination of new laws and EU rules has created a quadruple compliance headache for companies in France. Now, managing social costs determines your success. And the price of a mistake is higher than ever. Accede al recurso completo Fuente: G-P
Employers in France must cover certain transport costs incurred by their employees, subject to the provisions of the French Labour Code. We take a look at the scope of the obligation in further detail below, together with the key developments for 2025. Accede al recurso completo Fuente: Sagardoy IUS Laboris
For over a decade, Portugal has been one of the preferred destinations for expats, digital nomads and investors thanks to the tax regime known as NHR (Non-Habitual Resident). However, in 2026 that model has been definitively replaced by a new system: the IFICI. This change marks a before and after in the country’s international […]
While payroll professionals are accustomed to monitoring legislative changes, the challenge facing organisations today extends beyond awareness. The real measure of readiness is whether new requirements can be interpreted, translated into policy and system changes, implemented consistently and supported through appropriate governance. Accede al recurso completo Fuente: EY
Employers may soon have greater flexibility to extend certain assignments in Germany without requiring employees to leave the country. The German Federal Employment Agency (BA) has confirmed that nationals of Australia, Israel, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States may be able to transition from an ICT […]
For companies hiring non-EU talent in Europe, Germany and France represent two of the continent’s largest labor markets — but their work permit systems work quite differently in practice. Germany places almost no procedural burden on the employer beyond the hire itself; Accede al recurso completo Fuente: Eres Legal
This article examines a recent decision by Germany’s Federal Labor Court that sets a new standard for equal pay litigation, clarifying how employees can establish a presumption of pay discrimination and how employers must respond to justify pay differences. Accede al recurso completo Fuente: Baker Mackenzie
Germany has failed to implement the EU Pay Transparency Directive (Directive (EU) 2023/970, hereafter referred to as the «Directive») by the implementation deadline of 7 June 2026. No draft legislation has been published to date and implementation is currently not expected before early 2027. According to statements from the responsible ministry, the Directive’s new pay […]