On 18 March 2022, South Africa’s Minister of Employment and Labour enacted the new Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination on Harassment in the Workplace.
It provides a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of workplace harassment, whether it’s on the basis of sex, gender, sexual orientation, or race.
Randstad published the Workmonitor 2022, the first full survey of 2022 that addresses issues such as job flexibility, work life balance, personal and professional growth and corporate social responsibilities (CSR) in the context of the recovery from the pandemic.
The survey was conducted between 21 February and 13 March 2022 in more than 30 countries worldwide.
On 5 May 2022, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) launched a new global report that highlights the role played by collective bargaining (CB) during the pandemic.
In the first of a series of flagship reports on Social Dialogue, it presents the role of CB in the advancement of equality and inclusion.
On 7 April 2022, the Government of Ontario passed Bill 88, the Working for Workers Act, 2022, that received Royal Assent on 11 April 2022 and is now in force.
On 28 March 2022 the Government released the first White Paper on Singapore Women’s Development, that outlines concrete actions to take collectively towards a fairer and more inclusive society.
It sets out 25 collective action plans in five main areas to advance women’s development, the first one concerning equal opportunities in the workplace.
Since 2022, achieving company’s ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate-Governance) goals will now factor into bonus calculations for all employees at Mastercard.
Incentive pay will be in part tied to progress towards the company’s ESG priority areas of carbon neutrality, financial inclusion, and gender pay parity.
On 7 May 2022, the amendments to the New York Civil Rights Law, introduced on 8 November 2021 by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, entered into force.
New York employers are now required to explicitly notify employees if their electronic activity will be monitored and to obtain written acknowledgment from employees.
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