35 articles found for Employment & Labor

By 2026, many U.S. employers that use AI in recruiting will face mandatory or de facto-required "bias audits," starting with NYC Local Law 144 and similar emerging state rules. Federal...

US employment law is a mix of federal baselines and highly specific state rules, so every 2026 employment contract must be checked state-by-state, especially for non-competes, pay, and leave. With...

Vietnam's Labor Code 2019 and the Social Insurance Laws (2014 and amended 2024, effective 1 July 2025) govern most employment and social security rights, with enforcement by MOLISA and Vietnam...

Vietnamese employment law is highly statutory and employee-protective. You must align contracts, policies, and terminations with the Labor Code 2019 and guiding decrees or risk reinstatement orders and back pay....

China is not an at-will jurisdiction: almost every unilateral dismissal must fit a narrow statutory ground, follow strict procedures, and be well documented. If a termination is ruled illegal, courts...

In China, enforceable non-compete agreements are mainly for senior management and key technical or confidential staff, not for ordinary or low-level workers. The Supreme People's Court Interpretation II introduces the...

Panama's Labor Code is strongly pro-worker: if you dismiss staff without following the strict legal grounds and procedure, the dismissal will almost always be treated as "unjustified" and you will...

Jordanian employment law is mainly governed by the Labour Law No. 8 of 1996 and its amendments, most recently the 2023 amendments that for the first time explicitly criminalized workplace...

In Jordan, the key difference is this: if your dismissal does not fit Article 28 "for cause" grounds, it is usually treated as arbitrary, which can entitle you to significant...

Jordanian Labor Law No. 8 of 1996 (as amended) governs most private-sector employment, alongside Social Security Law No. 1 of 2014 and new regulations on flexible work and childcare. Fathers...

Thailand is an employee-protective jurisdiction: most employees are covered by the Labour Protection Act and cannot be dismissed at will without correct procedure and payments. Written employment contracts are strongly...

The main law on employment in the Philippines is the Labor Code, as amended by later statutes such as the Batas Kasambahay, the OSH Law, and the Anti-Age Discrimination Law,...

Most Australian workplaces are covered by the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), National Employment Standards (NES) and a modern award or enterprise agreement that set minimum pay and conditions. Strict...

Most U.S. workers are at-will, but you still have strong rights against discrimination, retaliation, wage theft, unsafe work, and certain unfair firings. Key federal laws include Title VII, FLSA, ADA,...

Most employees in Germany enjoy strong statutory protection, especially against unfair dismissal, under laws like the Civil Code (BGB) and Protection Against Dismissal Act (KSchG). You usually must act very...

Employment in Canada is regulated by a mix of federal and provincial/territorial laws; only about 6-10% of workers fall under the federal Canada Labour Code, and everyone else is covered...

Most employment relationships in Turkey are governed by Labour Law No. 4857 and the Turkish Code of Obligations, with strong protection on termination, overtime, and severance pay. Standard weekly working...

The main law for private-sector employment on the UAE mainland is Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Labour Relations and its Executive Regulations (Cabinet Resolution No....

Most employment rights in South Africa come from the Labour Relations Act (LRA), the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), the Employment Equity Act (EEA), and the National Minimum Wage...

Employment and labor law regulates how work is offered, performed, paid, and ended, protecting both workers and employers and setting minimum standards that contracts usually cannot waive. Most systems limit...