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GENIE: Fully up to date for 2023

Our global employment law website GENIE provides guides to employment law for over 60 jurisdictions, and the content has just been updated for 2023. Each guide provides current information on the key aspects of the employment relationship from start to finish. You can also compare information on each topic for multiple jurisdictions and download comparison reports. Our GENIE newsfeed provides the latest employment law developments across the globe as they happen. If you are not yet a GENIE subscriber, or would like to arrange a demo for you and/or your team, please speak to your usual DLA Piper contact or email employment@dlapiper.com

Benelux: Tracking regional trends

Our Benelux team have a front-row seat when it comes to spotting emerging trends in the region, as well as more widely across the globe. In their quarterly Benelux Employment Update, the team review the most recent and significant employment topics in each country. The latest edition looks at outsourcing, implementation of the EU Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Directive and tracking working time. To subscribe to the newsletter, click here.

Across Europe: Spring employment reforms

On 26 April 2023, wide-ranging changes were made to the Polish Labour Code imposing new obligations on employers. The changes implement the EU Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions and Work-Life Balance Directives, as well as new rules on remote work. These EU Directives have also now been enacted in France.

On 1 May 2023 significant amendments to the Portuguese Labour Code come into effect as part of the Decent Work Agenda. Employers should review contracts in view of the changes which impact independent contractor status, information duties, probationary periods, term contracts, temporary work, mandatory leave and statutory severance pay.

In focus: Federal and provincial changes in Canada

In Canada the Courts and Legislatures continue to be active. Litigation of termination clauses and continuous developments around the enforceability of employment contracts mean that all Canadian employers would be wise to update their contracts to reflect recent developments and build in a regular ongoing review process. In B.C. the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation has been recognized as a statutory holiday and pay transparency legislation has been proposed. In Ontario, certain business and IT Consultants have been exempted from the Employment Standards Act, 2000. Finally, the federal government continues to move towards enactment of forced labour legislation to strengthen the import ban on goods produced using forced labour which could come into effect as early as 1 January 2024. All of these topics as well as a coast-to-coast review of legal developments and sessions on remote work and employee monitoring will be covered in our 2023 Employment and Labour Law Spring Update.

Attend: Employment law events around the globe

Register for our half-day international training workshops running during May in our London office for an overview of employment laws in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Romania, Spain, Italy, Belgium and Netherlands.

Also coming up in May are opportunities to attend our Canadian Employment and Labour Law Spring Update in person or remotely, our Nordic Employment Law Update and our webinar when we will answer a global employer’s top 10 questions on EU whistleblowing laws, and our Americas webinar on emerging antitrust issues for employers across the US, Canada and Latin America, including noncompete developments and enforcement targeting no poach, no hire and wage fixing agreements.