Global Legislative Update, February 2025
February 7, 2025
The Global Legislative Update for February 2025 provides insights from Mercer consultants around the globe about key legal developments affecting employers’ benefit and human resource programs in various countries. Download the 61-page print-friendly PDF to read the full country-by-country coverage.
Here are some highlights from the latest issue:
Global
- 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)
Americas
Asia Pacific
- Australia: Tax office issues guidance on meaning of ‘employee’ for superannuation guarantee
- China: Implementing rules for progressive increase to statutory retirement age issued
- Hong Kong: Corporate governance code and listing rules revised, diversity enhanced
- Japan: Expansion of pension coverage for part-time employees completed
- Philippines: Social security and employment measures finalized
- Singapore: First workplace fairness bill passes parliament
- South Korea: Parental leave entitlement expanded
EMEA
- European Union: Annulment of minimum wage directive recommended
- Andorra: Minimum wage increased
- Denmark: Gender-balanced boards required in large companies
- Finland: 2025 social insurance contribution rates
- Germany: Two-phase minimum wage increase for cleaners
- Greece: Social security healthcare contributions reduced for employers and employees
- Hungary: Private health care providers involved in social care system
- Isle of Man: Minimum wage increase proposed
- Lithuania: Labor code revised
- Luxembourg: Social security contribution rates issued for 2025
- Morocco: Tax on workers’ compensation premiums hiked
- Oman: Wage Protection System updated
- Saudi Arabia: Immunization requirements issued for all travelers
- Slovenia: Minimum wage increased
- South Africa: Minimum wage to increase
- United Arab Emirates: Revised employment terms to apply in Abu Dhabi Global Market
- United Kingdom: Consultation on changes to banking remuneration regime issued
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