Worldwide: Employee Benefits & Compensation

Italy has completed the transposition of EU Directive 2023/970, introducing comprehensive pay transparency rules that will fundamentally reshape recruitment processes, remuneration policies, and internal information flows.

Il Decreto Milleproroghe convertito in legge estende i termini per importanti incentivi all'assunzione, modificando le scadenze e le percentuali di esonero contributivo per il Bonus Giovani Under 35, il Bonus Donne e il Bonus Over 34 ZES unica.

Con l’intesa raggiunta il 13 maggio 2026, Ania e le Organizzazioni Sindacali maggiormente rappresentative hanno sottoscritto l’accordo di rinnovo del Contratto Collettivo Nazionale per i dipendenti del settore assicurativo.

On Thursday, 21 May 2026, the amended legislative proposal implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive was submitted to the House of Representatives.

France has missed the EU Pay Transparency Directive's transposition deadline but released a revised draft law in June 2026.

Malta has officially implemented the EU Pay Transparency Directive through new regulations that introduce significant obligations for employers. The rules cover equal pay requirements, salary transparency in recruitment, worker information rights, gender pay gap reporting thresholds, and enforcement measures including tribunal redress and criminal fines.

La Cour administrative d'appel de Paris a rendu une décision importante concernant la taxe sur les salaires pour les sociétés holding mixtes. L'arrêt clarifie les conditions dans lesquelles une holding peut sectoriser son activité pour le calcul de cette taxe, même en l'absence de sectorisation TVA préalable. La décision examine également les critères permettant de caractériser un secteur financier sans personnel exclusivement dédié.

Malta has implemented the EU Pay Transparency Directive through Legal Notice 173 of 2026, introducing comprehensive regulations on equal pay transparency and reporting that take immediate effect. The new framework establishes requirements for pay categorization, employee information rights, recruitment transparency, and enforcement mechanisms that will fundamentally reshape how pay equity claims are handled in Malta.

Recent Dutch Supreme Court rulings have clarified how the duty to file a complaint under general property law applies to employment-related wage claims, creating significant implications for both employers and employees. The court's decisions in cases involving overtime pay and vacation wages establish new precedents for when employees must notify employers of payment defects, while considering the unique power dynamics inherent in employment relationships.