Vietnam Increases Foreign Worker Compliance Penalties Under New Decree 283/2026
Vietnam’s new Decree 283/2026/ND-CP took effect on September 10, 2026, replacing Decree 12/2022/ND-CP and introducing an updated penalty framework for labor and social
Read More »Denmark Launches Collective Agreement-Based Scheme for Certified Employers
On September 3, 2026, the Danish Parliament passed a bill on a new collective agreement-based scheme for certified companies. Employers who want to use the new scheme to
Read More »Chile Launches Digital Work Authorization Checks for Employers
On August 14, 2026, the National Migration Service announced the implementation of the new digital work authorisation tool, enabling employers to check the immigration and
Read More »Poland Revises Foreign Worker Rules and Fees
On December 1, 2025, new regulations came into effect which, among other changes, removed Georgia from the list of countries whose citizens are eligible for a simplified work
Read More »Malaysia Requires EPF Contributions for Foreign Workers from October 2025
Beginning October 1, 2025, Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will require all employers to register and contribute on behalf of non-Malaysian citizen employees
Read More »Israel Extends Re-Entry Visa Validity for Foreign Workers Until July 2025
On June 23, 2025, the Population and Immigration Authority announced that, due to the security situation and the closure of airspace, the validity of re-entry visas for
Read More »Philippines Updates Alien Employment Permit Rules
On June 9, 2025, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Department Order No. 248-A of 2025, Supplemental Guidelines clarifying and amending provisions of DOLE
Read More »France Publishes 2025 Shortage Occupation List for Foreign Worker Recruitment
On May 22, 2025, France’s Ministry of Labour, Health, Solidarity and Families published a decree establishing a new list of “métiers en tension” (shortage
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