Global Legislative Update April 2023 

April 11, 2023

The Global Legislative Update for April 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
• Minimum wage rates: Global employer resources (updated)
• One-page guide: Mercer online resources (client ready)
• Remote working: Global employer resources (updated)

• Argentina: Employers with collective bargaining agreements given temporary alternative to daycare mandate
• Bermuda: Minimum wage rate to increase
• Canada: Pay transparency proposals issued in British Columbia
• Colombia: Pension reform bill proposed
• Jamaica: Minimum wage rate to increase
• United States: National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel issues guidance on severance agreements

• Australia: Superannuation objective considered
• China: Private ‘third pillar’ pension plan for individuals moves forward
• India: Deadline postponed for applying for higher Employees’ Pension Scheme benefits
• Indonesia: Adjustment of working hours, wages in textile sector allowed
• Japan: Employment insurance contributions increased
• New Zealand: Minimum wage increased
• Philippines: Voluntary pension fund program established
• Singapore: Budget increases Central Provident Fund contributions

• European Union: Revision of European Works Council Directive announced
• France: Increased pension age and contribution period proposed
• Greece: Minimum wage increased
• Hungary: Minimum social security contribution rate for 2023 issued
• Ireland: Tax agency updates guidance on pan-European pension products
• Isle of Man: Minimum wage increased
• Mauritius: Minimum wage increased
• Poland: Leave entitlement, protections for working parents established
• Spain: Changes to public pension system enacted
• Turkey: Early retirement option for eligible YET members introduced
• United Kingdom: Pensions regulator focuses on climate and ESG reporting