A major overhaul to Egypt’s labor laws took effect on September 1, meaning businesses operating in the country should be ready for big changes. Updates impact many aspects of workplace compliance, including family and annual leave, anti-discrimination rules, compensation, and training obligations. The labor law broadly covers both Egyptian and foreign workers who are employed in the private sector, though employees of state agencies and domestic workers are excluded. Here are the top six impacts on the workplace and what you should consider doing now.

1. Changes to Reflect the Modern Workplace

Egypt’s Labor Law No. 14 makes several changes to recognize “new work patterns” or flexible work arrangements that have become popular in recent years, including:

• Remote work
• Job sharing
• Flexible work hours
• Part-time employment

“The same rules that apply to traditional work relationships apply to labor relations in new work patterns, taking into account the nature of each job and the method of performing it,” according to the new law.

2. Anti-Discrimination Protections

Employers should be ready for significantly expanded workplace anti-discrimination rules based on a number of new protected characteristics:

• The law prohibits discrimination in hiring, training, and terms and conditions of employment based on “religion, belief, gender, origin, race, color, language, disability, social level, political, union, or geographic affiliation, or any other reason that would result in a...

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