The new Convention was adopted at the 114th Session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva on 12 June 2026. The Convention sets out global standards on issues such as working conditions, classification, health and safety, pay and algorithmic management for digital labour platforms and digital platform workers. National governments must now decide whether to […]

Independent contractors are an important part of many businesses. As of 2022, there were 31.9 million contractors in the US. However, qualified independent contractors are located worldwide, so you don’t even have to stay within the US when expanding internationally Accede al recurso  completo Fuente: Remote

The French Ministry of Labor has confirmed that the national minimum wage (SMIC) increased on June 1, 2026. This adjustment follows France’s legally mandated mechanism that triggers an automatic increase when inflation for the lowest‑income households rises by at least 2%.   Accede al recurso  completo Fuente: Envoy Global

Member States were required to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive into local law by 7 June 2026, but only Slovakia, Malta, Lithuania (on a phased basis) and Italy have implemented the full directive on time (Poland has implemented some elements of it, and in Belgium it has been implemented only in respect of a […]

Mexico has enacted a major reform to its Federal Labour Law introducing a phased reduction of the working week to 40 hours, alongside changes to overtime limits and the introduction of mandatory electronic timekeeping. The reforms will be implemented gradually through to 2030 and will have significant implications for employers’ working time and compliance obligations. […]

Employers across the Americas are facing rising expectations around workplace mental health. Below, and to mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work observed earlier this week, we have sought expert insights from five jurisdictions in the region on this topic. We explore how evolving legal frameworks shape employer obligations, the consequences of […]

Some historically more employer-friendly APAC jurisdictions are becoming harder to manage as employee protections expand and procedural requirements tighten. In 2026, the region is broadly politically stable, but economic caution, recent elections, and pro-labor legislative agendas are reshaping employment risk in different ways across key jurisdictions. Accede al recurso completo Fuente:Baker McKenzie

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Several countries in the Americas are reducing statutory working hours. Brazil has proposed a move to a 40-hour week, Mexico has formally enacted its phased reform, and Chile and Colombia are already implementing reductions. These changes affect working time planning, labour costs and compliance, and so employers must ensure they are across the developments.   […]