The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Registration Authority (RA) has issued Consultation Paper 2024-04 to gather public feedback on proposed amendments to the Employment Regulations 2019.
The amendments address ambiguities, adapt to global work practice changes, and clarify employer and employee rights and obligations.
The consultation period ended on 26 August 2024, and stakeholders were encouraged to provide their comments.
Singapore's recent initiative, the SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme, is designed to significantly bolster the career longevity and adaptability of mid-career professionals aged 40 and above.
It took effect on 1 May 2024 and aims to address the dynamic needs of an ageing workforce and the demands of an evolving economy through substantial reskilling and upskilling opportunities.
The programme is open to all Singaporean citizens aged 40 and above, regardless of their employment status.
On 2 November 2023, the Norwegian Supreme Court stated that offshore workers’ so-called “available time” - when the employee is available for the employer - pursuant to their CBA does not correspond to “working hours” under the Working Environment Act (“WEA”).
On 19 October 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union, in Case C-660/20, stressed that only objective reasons can justify treating part-time and full-time workers differently.
The Court ruled that domestic legislation that requires part-time employees to work an extra number of hours equal to that required of full-time employees to obtain a pay supplement is contrary to EU law.
That provision is discriminatory as it unfavourably treats part-time employees, who must perform more extra hours of service than their full-time colleagues to receive the same additional remuneration.
Amazon recently launched a new term-time contract to boost employees' flexibility, offering parents, grandparents, and guardians of school-age children the choice to work term-time only. The contract guarantees employees’ time off during the summer, Easter and Christmas holidays to spend more time with their children.
Amazon also announced a new flexible part-time contract introduced following employee feedback.
Sodexo is launching a new employee benefits programme, Vita by Sodexo, to retain talent and avoid resignations.
It provides all its eligible employees across the globe with a minimum benefits package of Parental and Care Leave, Life Insurance Benefits, and an Assistance phone line.
The programme will apply to Sodexo employees in the 53 countries where the company operates, although the platform providing the benefits will be introduced gradually.
Since December 2022, employees in Viseo can define their place of work, either face-to-face or remotely (at VISEO or clients' premises), according to their operational and personal constraints, without any imposed limit of days.
Ford Motor Company has launched the JobShare Connect app in Europe to help employees find potential partners for job shares.
Employees now have the opportunity to find someone to share their job with – either internally or externally – by using a web-based matchmaking tool, creating a profile, searching for suitable colleagues, and then contacting potential partners.