There is a growing number of companies attracting highly qualified personnel to Italy, thanks to incentives for expatriate workers, creating a win/win strategy for both employers and employees.

This quarter, there has been a lot of movement and change in the workplace relations and safety space which is likely to have significant and ongoing implications for your workplaces.

One of the most concerned issues for both employers and employees is whether the non-competition clause provided in the employment contract can be enforced when the employment relationship comes to an end.

The UK is continuously looking to attract the brightest talent from South Africa. Such talent does not necessarily mean entrepreneurs. The United Kingdom is looking for artisans, teachers, doctors, nurses, people from constructions and from all other walks of life. The message has been clear, the United Kingdom is open for business!

The rapid advancement of robotics and AI technologies has sparked discussions about the future of work. As robots with artificial intelligence become more capable of performing complex tasks, there is a growing concern that human workers may face job displacement. 
Could robots with AI start to perform a significant portion of the work currently done by humans and have real implications in the labor market?

On April 11, 2023, the Chamber of Deputies approved the bill that reduces the working day to 40 hours. The new obligations established by this law for employers will begin to govern in a differentiated way.

At the beginning of March 2022, and in a divided decision, the Constitutional Court declared the unenforceability for unconstitutionality of part of Article 3 of the Labor Code (case No. 11124-21). The latter provision regulates the conditions under which two or more companies may be considered as a single employer for labor and social security purposes, the key element being the existence of a common work management.

This law introduces a series of amendments to the Labor Code (hereinafter "CT"), in order to regulate relations between dependent and independent digital platform workers and digital service platform companies.

The Informative Minute Law 21,327, introduces a series of modifications to the Labor Code, including new obligations for employers. In addition, it establishes rules to modernize the functioning of the Labor Directorate.

The Government of Chile announced changes to the Protected Frontiers Plan, the most notable of which are shorter quarantines and allow the entry of foreign tourists with mobility passes.

There are many foreign companies that receive services from workers residing in Spain. These workers must pay their income tax in Spain but can apply the exemption for the work income obtained if three requirements are met.

The COVID-19 outbreak is a major shock for the global economy.  Many countries have already adopted or are adopting measures to increase the capacity of their health systems and provide relief to those citizens and sectors that are particularly impacted

On Wednesday, March 18, 2020, Royal Decree-Law 8/2020 has been published, on extraordinary urgent measures to face the economic and social impact of COVID-19, which, obviously, also regulates different labor aspects.