The Global Legislative Update for November 2021 provides insights from Mercer consultants around the globe about key legal developments affecting employers’ benefit and human resource programs in various countries. Download the 50-page print-friendly PDF to read the full issue. Here are some highlights of the latest coverage:

Global

• COVID-19 pandemic: Countries address workplace issues resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic
• Remote working: Countries address remote-working issues
• G7: G7 pledges to target forced labor

Americas

• Argentina: Minimum wage increased
• Canada: Right to disconnect and other protections proposed in Ontario
• Dominican Republic: Basic health plan revised
• United States: ESG rules proposed for ERISA plan fiduciaries

AsiaPac

• Australia: Regulator updates superannuation choice guidance for employers, warns trustees
• China: Personal data protection requirements expanded
• India: Sexual harassment proceedings in Bombay now confidential
• Japan: Childcare leave entitlement expanded
• Singapore: Threshold for layoff reporting lowered

EMEA

• European Union: 2022 work program published
• Germany: Employers to pay contributions for some post-2019 contribution pension plans
• Ireland: Employment-related provisions feature in Budget 2022
• Luxembourg: Employees’ right to disconnect considered
• Netherlands: Paid parental leave enacted
• Poland: Proposed tax reforms could impact health insurance contributions
• South Africa: Expanded remuneration disclosures proposed
• United Arab Emirates: Employment protections expanded in Dubai International Finance Centre
• United Kingdom: Revised living and minimum wage rates announced