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  21/01/2025

  Hongrie

  Hungary makes changes to employment and guest worker residence permits

  The Hungarian government issued Government Decree 450/2024 (XII. 23.) on the employment of guest workers in Hungary, which amends the detailed rules on the issuance of certain residence permits set out in Act XC of 2023 on the General Rules for the Admission and Right of Residence of Third-Country Nationals. In addition, the Minister for National Economy issued Decree NGM 51/2024 (XII. 23.) on the total number of residence permits for employment purposes and guest worker residence permits that can be issued annually in Hungary.These Decrees, which entered into force on 1 January 2025, include the...

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  15/01/2025

  Chine

  2025 – Topics that may Concern You

  Companies doing business in China constantly have to deal with changes in regulations and new laws. This will also continue in 2025.Topics such as the new PRC Company Law, new PRC Tariff Law, PRC Regulations on Export Control of Dual-Use Items, network data security management, data transfer, opening up capital markets to foreign investment, and raise of statutory retirement age of employees etc. will continue to be a concern for many companies in China in 2025.Complying with regulatory requirements is one of the key challenges for foreign companies and investors in China, not only in terms of...

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  14/01/2025

  République Tchèque

  Changes in the Employment of People with Disabilities

  GB CZ

  On 1 January 2025, significant changes to Czech law came into force regarding the employment of people with disabilities, especially the obligation to employ a mandatory proportion of disabled employees. The amendment to the Employment Act aims to encourage employers to hire disabled employees and prevent attempts to circumvent existing mechanisms.Mandatory Proportion of Disabled EmployeesThe core obligation for employers with more than 25 employees remains: at least 4% of their workforce must consist of disabled employees. There are alternative ways to meet this obligation:the direct employment...

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  14/01/2025

  Afrique du Sud

  The Employment Equity Amendment Act

  The Employment Equity Amendment Act 4 of 2022 (“Amendment Act”) was published on 13 April 2023 with the effective date to be proclaimed by the President. The Amendment Act has now come into effect on 1 January 2025 following the proclamation by the President by way of notice in the Government Gazette on 12 November 2024.The purpose of the Amendment Act is to introduce amendments to the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 (“EEA”). In terms of the Amendment Act, the following amendments are noteworthy for South African employers:1. People with disabilitiesThe definition of “people...

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  14/01/2025

  Ukraine

  Protective shelters and structures for employees and company in­fras­truc­ture: Ukraine private sector obligations

  The full-scale Russian attack on Ukraine, characterised by daily shelling across the country with long-range weaponry, has highlighted the need for a system of effective and wide-spread protective structures unlike the bunker system that any other nation has ever maintained. Even the existing Cold War-era protective structures, to the extent they have been preserved, have proven insufficient.The Ukrainian government, municipalities, foreign donors, and charities are doing much to build or renovate shelters and simple covers across the country. In this article, we will focus on the obligation of...

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  06/01/2025

  United Kingdom

  The People Agenda 2025

  2024 was a significant year for employment related reform and there’s more on the People Agenda for 2025 and beyond. The Employment Rights Bill, described as the “biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation”, was laid before Parliament on 10 October 2024 and while many of the changes outlined are not expected to come into force until 2026, employers should be planning in advance for these changes as well as taking steps to comply with the new duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, which came into force on 26 October 2024. Other people-related changes afoot...

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