Global Legislative Update, April 2026
April 7, 2026
The Global Legislative Update for April 2026 provides insights from Mercer consultants around the globe about key legal developments affecting employers’ benefit and human resource programs in various countries. Here are highlights from the latest issue.
Global
- Artificial intelligence roundup: Global employer resources (updated)
- Employees’ right to disconnect roundup: Global employer resources(updated)
- Minimum wage roundup: Global employer resources (updated)
- Remote working roundup: Global employer resources (updated)
- Reproductive rights roundup: Roundup: Global employer resources(updated)
Americas
- Brazil: Food and voucher scheme updated (Viva Engage)
- Canada: Federal minimum wage increased (Viva Engage)
- Jamaica: Minimum wage increased (Viva Engage)
- Mexico: Maximum working week to be gradually reduced (Viva Engage)
- Peru: Digital wallets for payments of salaries and other compensation allowed (Viva Engage)
- United States: Updated enforcement projects for retirement plans revealed (Viva Engage)
AsiaPac
- Australia: Regulator prepares for Payday Super reforms (Viva Engage)
- Indonesia: Enforcement information on reporting job vacancies and hires issued (Viva Engage)
- Japan: Pension tax reforms enacted (Viva Engage)
- Malaysia: Employment protections for gig workers finalized (Viva Engage)
- New Zealand: Minimum wage increased (Viva Engage)
EMEA
- Belgium: Minimum wage increased (Viva Engage)
- France: Regulator targets misuse of independent contractor status (Viva Engage)
- Greece: Ergani Digital card expanded to more private sector occupations (Viva Engage)
- Isle of Man: Minimum wage increased (Viva Engage)
- Jersey, Channel Islands: Minimum wage increased (Viva Engage)
- Morocco: Minimum wage to increase (Viva Engage)
- Romania: Minimum wage to increase (Viva Engage)
- South Africa: Minimum wage increased (Viva Engage)
- United Kingdom: Recordkeeping required to demonstrate compliance with workers’ statutory paid holiday entitlement (Viva Engage)
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