Since the WHO declared the novel coronavirus outbreak to be a pandemic in March 2020, businesses and their leaders have had to adapt to unprecedented changes. In September 2022, after a three-year pause, we held our annual Global Employer Conference at Pembroke College in Oxford, UK to explore key developments impacting our workforces and what’s ahead. Materials for these and all other conference sessions can be accessed via GENIE.

While implementation activity in member states continues, the EU Commission is adopting a package of infringement decisions addressing the absence of communication by member states of measures taken to transpose the Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions and the Work-life Balance Directives into national law. Our trackers here and here monitor progress on implementation of these directives The EU Parliament has also recently adopted a draft Directive on minimum wages which will require implementation in the next few years.

The Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 has been amended to require employers with 25 or more employees in Ontario to have an employee electronic monitoring policy in place as of October 11, 2022 and provide a...