A cross-section of international news updates open this edition, including features on the adoption of the European Minimum Wage Directive and the release of a policy brief on mental health in the workplace.
The latest International Labour Organization (ILO) paper highlights how pay transparency legislation can help reduce the gender pay gap. Gender equality is also the subject of analysis in the latest Randstad report, which addresses the persistence of discrimination in the workplace.
This edition reports on the return of collective bargaining in France following a complete halt in 2020 due to the pandemic.
Other developments covered include the introduction of Sweden's labour reform, the bill on trade restraints in New Zealand, the final implementation phase in Mexico of a major labour reform, and the presentation by the Peruvian government of its plan to boost employment and the economy in the coming years.
This latest edition also reviews the decision of the European Court of Justice on the right of paid leave and its time-barred.
We conclude with a review of an annual assessment by Paychex, a US-based human resource firm, on the launch and progress of existing initiatives within the company’s nine-pillar ESG programme. We also profile an initiave from Apicil of a new e-learning module to promote a knowledge of diversity and need for inclusion in the workplace.