Global Legislative Update, June 2023 

The Global Legislative Update for June 2023 provides insights from Mercer consultants around the globe about key legal developments affecting employers’ benefit and human resource programs in various countries. Here are some highlights from the latest issue.

• Reproductive rights: Global employer resources post Dobbs ruling (updated)
• Minimum wage rates: Global employer resources (updated)
• Remote working: Global employer resources (updated)

• Argentina: Private prepaid health system fees increased
• Bermuda: Minimum wage increased
• Canada: More French language requirements effective in Quebec
• Chile: Minimum wage increases confirmed
• Colombia: Additional contributions included in pension calculations
• Jamaica: Minimum wage rate increased
• United States: Noncompete provisions violate labor law except in limited circumstances

• Australia: Fair Work Commission’s annual wage review published
• Hong Kong: Mandatory pension fund offsetting to end from May 2025
• Malaysia: Grace period for employers to register with social security program ends June 30, 2023

• European Union: Pay transparency law approved
• Greece: Guidance on workforce heat exposure prevention issued
• Hungary: Unused funds on SZÉP cards will be taxed
• Luxembourg: Guaranteed interest for pension products changed
• Malawi: Pension program reformed, coverage expanded
• Netherlands: Parliament agrees to significant occupational pension reforms
• Spain: Employees will be allowed to take sick leave due to ‘incapacitating menstruation’
• United Kingdom: Employees will be able to annually take carers’ leave