Global Legislative Update, October 2024 

October 4, 2024

The Global Legislative Update for October 2024 provides insights from Mercer consultants around the globe about key legal developments affecting employers’ benefit and human resource programs in various countries. Download the 55-page print-friendly PDF to read the full country-by-country coverage.

Here are some highlights from the latest issue:

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

• Argentina: Labor measures revised
• Aruba: Minimum wage to increase
• Canada: ‘Right-to-disconnect’ established for employees
• Dutch Caribbean: Minimum wage increased in Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius
• Saint Lucia: Minimum wage increased
• United States: Mental health parity rules issued
• Uruguay: Minimum wage increased

• Australia: Superannuation contributions on paid parental leave legislation enacted
• China: Statutory retirement age to gradually increase
• Japan: Minimum wage to increase
  
• Singapore: New Platform Workers Bill introduced
• Taiwan: Minimum wage to increase

• European Union: Analysis of Pan-European Pension Product published
  
• Hungary: Compulsory medical suitability assessments end
• Ireland: Changes to the Standard Fund Threshold announced
• Isle of Man: Changes to employment rights proposed
• Latvia: Minimum wage increase proposed
• Lithuania: Minimum wage to increase
• Luxembourg: Labor code changed to benefit employees’ working conditions
• Netherlands: Government proposes to reverse reduction of expatriate 30% ruling
• Poland: Minimum wage to increase
• Serbia: Minimum wage to increase
• Sweden: Employer compensation for high sick-pay costs ends
• United Kingdom: Government considers ways to boost investment, increase retirement outcomes