Location specific insights
International
Reducing employment costs in a post COVID-19 world: read more
COVID-19 - Legal issues to consider on the return to the workplace: read more
COVID-19 – Matrix of key employment issues across various jurisdictions: read more
COVID-19 – Requiring employees to take holiday across jurisdictions: read more
COVID-19 collecting employee health information: read more
Belgium
[UPDATED] COVID-19 – Belgium to end all Covid measures: read more
COVID-19: Belgium - the return to work roadmap: read more
(Reminder) COVID-19 alert: Belgian working from home reporting: read more
COVID-19: Belgian working from home reporting required from April: read more
Paid leave for COVID-19 vaccination appointments in Belgium: read more
Compensation allowance for working from home in Belgium: read more
COVID-19 - Vaccinating employees in Belgium: read more
COVID-19 - Belgium restrictions and homeworking compliance: read more
COVID-19 - Belgium - Employer verification of temps in target sectors: read more
New provisions for information obligations for Belgian employers: read more
Belgium COVID-19 - Suspension of the notice period: read more
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - employment issues in Belgium: read more
France
COVID-19 – France ends compulsory working from home: read more
Details from the French Prime Minister on the lockdown: read more
COVID-19 - France – final health protocol / mask wearing: read more
Coronavirus (COVID-19) : les rappels de la CNIL sur la collecte de données personnelles par les employeurs: Lire la suite
France announces progressive exit from strict COVID-19 lockdown: read more
COVID-19: April update for French employers: read more
Télétravail prolongé pendant le confinement - impacts fiscaux français: Lire la suite en français or read more in English
COVID-19: Ordinances of 2 April 2020 – France: read more
Coronavirus et Droit social : Nouveaux textes en vigueur au 26/03/20: Lire la suite
French companies vs COVID-19: read more
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Employeurs :"Que pouvez/devez-vous faire"? : Lire la suite
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - employment issues in France: read more
Germany
COVID-19: new occupational Health and Safety Regulation for Germany: read more
Employers obliged to process vaccination status of employees: read more
Vaccination status query and updated COVID19 workplace regulations: read more
Return to office - employer may instruct employees to return: read more
New German Covid occupational health and safety regulation: read more
Germany: Obligation for employers to offer Covid-19 tests: read more
Germany: Who bears the costs for the workplace at home?: read more
New SARS-CoV-2 health and safety regulation: challenge for employers?: read more
Will mobile work become a legal entitlement for employees in Germany?: read more
COVID-19 - Germany extended business support regulations: read more
Germany: New SARS-CoV-2 occupational health and safety regulations: read more
Are German employers liable when employees fall ill with COVID-19 ? read more
Tax and social contribution free corona payments in Germany: read more
Corona – Arbeitgeber im Krisenmanagement: read more
Labour law changes in Germany due to COVID-19: read more
Corona - Kurzarbeit wird erleichtert: read more
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - employment issues in Germany: read more
Holiday entitlements and COVID-19 in Germany: read more
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Employment Support Scheme: read more
Italy
[UPDATED] COVID-19 Italy: simplified remote working extended: read more
COVID-19 Italian Decree issued with employment related provisions: read more
COVID-19 Italian re-opening more limited than expected post lockdown: read more
Italian government adopts additional tax measures to manage COVID-19: read more
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - employment issues in Italy: read more
Ireland
Data Protection and COVID-19: read more
Netherlands
[UPDATED] COVID-19: Netherlands tightens employment measures: read more
COVID-19: Netherlands job preservation scheme extended: read more
Netherlands - COVID-19 new measures scheduled for June: read more
Coronavirus – Emergency bridging for work retention in the Netherlands: read more
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - employment issues in the Netherlands: read more
COVID-19 - Dutch Government introduces measures to protect economy: read more
Singapore
COVID-19: Singapore Government introduces new workplace measures: read more
Spain
COVID-19: Spain – Masks no longer mandatory in most places of work: read more
Employment Flash 2021: Measures for the new year: read more
Key points of the Spanish Royal Decree-Law 28/2020 on remote working: read more
COVID-19: Spain – Royal Decree extends extraordinary measures: read more
Labour measures of Spanish Royal Decree-Law 21/2020: read more
Spain: Incentives for business units within insolvency proceedings: read more
COVID-19: Spain - changes and workplace requirements: read more
COVID-19: Prohibiciones de despido: Lee mas
Spain – COVID-19 “new normality” scheduled for June: read more
Spain: return-to-work guidelines: read more
Pautas para la vuelta al centro de trabajo: Lee mas
RD-Ley 10/2020: Regulación del permiso retribuido recuperable: Lee mas
Royal Decree-Law 10/2020, regulating recoverable paid leave: read more
Royal Decree-Law 8/2020 on urgent and extraordinary measures to deal with the economic and social impact of COVID-19: Read more
Consecuencias laborales del Coronavirus (COVID-19) en España: Lee mas
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - employment issues in Spain: read more
UAE
COVID-19: emergency measures in the DIFC – DIFC employers take note!: read more
UK
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - employment issues in the UK: read more
UK job support schemes - update: read more
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: read more
COVID-19: A healthy and safe return to the workplace: read more
ESG in the workplace: read more
Employment tribunal procedure (and early conciliation process) reforms: read more
COVID-19 - A new normal for employment law: read more
FCA update UK for solo-regulated firms: read more
10 take-aways from ICO guidance on employee COVID-19 testing: read more
COVID-19: 10 corporate governance points for UK directors: read more
Reimbursement of home office costs: read more
Opportunities to save on UK pensions costs during the COVID-19 crisis: read more
UK government publishes guidance on returning to the workplace: read more
UK whistleblowing and COVID-19: read more
Bonus adjustments in light of COVID-19: read more
Managing UK Defined Benefit Pension Costs during COVID-19: read more
IR35: Reforms postponed: read more
Coronavirus webinar: Q&A for UK employers: read more
COVID-19 collecting employee health information: read more
This document (and any information accessed through links in this document) is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Professional legal advice should be obtained before taking or refraining from any action as a result of the contents of this document.
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