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Czech Republic's now permits probationary periods of up to 4 months for regular employees and up to 8 months for managerial staff, extended from the previous 3 and 6 months.

🔍: https://www.psp.cz/sqw/text/orig2.sqw?idd=244510

France's highest court has ruled that employees who fall ill during paid annual leave can take those days later, and that paid leave now counts toward weekly overtime calculations.

Read: https://www.courdecassation.fr/toutes-les-actualites/2025/09/10/communique-conge-paye-et-arret-maladie

Malaysia has fully implemented the Progressive Wage Policy (PWP), a voluntary scheme with RM200 million budget to raise wages for 50,000 workers.

Registered employers that meet wage and training requirements can receive incentives of up to RM300 per employee monthly.

Details: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/03/14/promising-start-to-new-wage-policy

Australia's state of Victoria has introduced a bill giving employees the legal right to work from home two days a week, effective 1 September 2026 for employers with 15 or more staff and 1 July 2027 for smaller businesses.

Details: https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/work-home-protected-law-1-september

⚖️ New Zealand has overhauled its employment rules.

New hires can sign individual agreements from day one, a new gateway test makes it easier to classify contractors correctly, and employees earning NZD 200,000 or more can no longer claim unjustified dismissal.

Details: https://www.employment.govt.nz/news-and-updates/employment-relations-act-changes-take-effect-today

Australia's National Minimum Wage has risen to $26.44 an hour, or $1,004.90 a week, crossing $1,000 for the first time.

⚖️: https://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay-and-wages/minimum-wages

Belgium now allows 360 hours of voluntary overtime a year, with the first 240 hours exempt from tax, social security, and overtime pay.

Agreements run for one year and auto-renew, giving employers more flexibility without compensatory rest.

🔍: https://www.bdolegal.be/en-gb/news/company-updates/more-net-overtime-in-2026

⏰ Reminder for UK employers: Filing P11D and P11D(b) forms for 2025/26 benefits in kind is only until today, July 6.

Submit P11Ds and P11D(b) here: https://www.gov.uk/paye-online

Alaska's minimum wage rose to $14 per hour on July 1, 2026, up from $13, under Ballot Measure 1.

⚖️: https://labor.alaska.gov/lss/whhome.htm

UAE extends its Nafis Emiratisation programme to 2040, adding uncapped child allowances and new salary support for spouses and children of Emirati private sector workers.

Details: https://gulfnews.com/uae/uae-extends-nafis-emiratisation-programme-to-2040-with-new-family-support-measures-1.500497885