Multinational Employers

As U.S. cross-border businesses continue to expand northward, many employers discover—often the hard way—that Canadian employment law looks deceptively familiar but behaves very differently from its counterparts in other jurisdictions.

What can employers do to prepare for mandatory gender pay gap reporting in the EU? I understand that mandatory gender pay gap reporting begins in the EU in June 2027. What should we expect and why is that important now? ehubert@littler.com Tue, 08/12/2025 - 15:42

Jackson Lewis is a founding member of L&E Global, a worldwide alliance of independent law firms providing advice and counsel on employment law matters. We are pleased to present you with recent international employment law updates for August 2025 compiled by L&E Global.

What is the status – and impact – of the EU Whistleblowing Directive that is now in place for member states? What is the status – and impact – of the EU Whistleblowing Directive that is now in place for member states? Although it took about four years, and many Member

Teleworking from Abroad: New Rules under Colombia’s 2025 Labor Reform One of the main changes is its regulation of telework— i.e ., allowing an employee with an employment contract entered into in Colombia to work abroad. In these cases, the employer is now obligated to guarantee international healt

Employers have long faced the challenge of managing the conduct of union representatives who push the boundaries of acceptable workplace behavior. Three recent decisions from Ontario arbitrators and the Québec Administrative Labour Tribunal shed light on the delicate balance employers must strike be

Jackson Lewis is a founding member of L&E Global, a worldwide alliance of independent law firms providing advice and counsel on employment law matters. We are pleased to present you with recent international employment law updates for July 2025 compiled by L&E Global.

How can multinational employers navigate the divergent approaches to IE&D between the U.S. and Europe? How can multinational employers navigate the divergent approaches to IE&D between the U.S. and Europe? Employers in the U.S. have been responding to the new administration’s focus on what is descri

Jackson Lewis is a founding member of L&E Global, a worldwide alliance of independent law firms providing advice and counsel on employment law matters. We are pleased to present you with recent international employment law updates for April 2025 compiled by L&E Global.

The European Union’s pay transparency directive (Directive (EU) 2023/970) introduced the principle of “equal pay for equal work or work of equal value,” aiming to eliminate pay discrimination under the obligation that job roles of equal worth receive equal pay, regardless of gender.

When U.S. companies and multinational corporations consider expanding their workforces into new countries, one of the primary concerns is understanding the local employment laws, particularly the ease or difficulty of ending an employment relationship. In Djibouti, employment law provides specific g

Quick Hits Of particular interest to employers and employees, the temporary measures suspend certain rules relating to monies paid because of a temporary or permanent separation from employment. These temporary rules will apply to any monies paid as a result of a separation of employment that occurs

Recently, there has been an increase in individual rights activity across Europe, particularly organizations receiving Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) from former employees. This surge in activity may be attributed to several factors, including economic uncertainty leading to increased redundan

Digital Privacy and Cross-Border Issues Under the new administration, the Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) is enforcing immigration laws more strictly, thus making the entry landscape into the United States challenging and burdensome for foreign travelers. tgelbman@littler.com Wed, 04/30/2

Takeaways The United States continues to attract the largest share of international graduate students, particularly in STEM fields, but its dominance may be slipping. Other countries are expanding their post-study work options and streamlining their immigration pathways to compete for the world’s be

The Global Guide Quarterly (Quarter 1, 2025) The Global Guide Quarterly (GGQ) is a newsletter published by Littler on a quarterly basis to provide high-level and concise coverage of global labor and employment (L&E) law developments in key countries across the Americas, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) regio

In the realm of global employment, the concept of termination payments can be a complex and often surprising issue for U.S.-based employers. Unlike in the United States, where the at-will employment doctrine generally allows employers to dismiss employees at any time with or without cause (as long a

The European Union’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) came into effect on January 17, 2025. DORA aims to harmonise rules concerning the provision of information and communication technology (ICT) services to regulated financial institutions and ensure they are capable of maintaining their o

The Global Guide Quarterly (GGQ) is a newsletter published by Littler on a quarterly basis to provide high-level and concise coverage of global labor and employment (L&E) law developments in key countries across the Americas, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (E

In 2024, Israel became the latest jurisdiction to enact comprehensive privacy legislation, largely inspired by the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation