The Global Guide Quarterly (GGQ) is a newsletter published by Littler on a quarterly basis to provide high-level and concise coverage of global labor and employment (L&E) law developments in key countries across the Americas, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). GGQ aims to help multinational enterprises stay informed about important changes in the L&E law framework by covering enacted legislation, significant judiciary or regulatory decisions, legislative initiatives, and trends impacting employers.

This quarter, the newsletter includes updates from 46 countries, including but not limited to Angola, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Russia, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Zambia, featuring developments pertinent to various regional and industry-specific labor and employment issues.

Headlines include:

• Brazil: New Normative Instruction Regulates the “Equal Pay Law”
• Israel: Comprehensive Amendment to the Privacy Protection Law
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: New Social Security Law
• Lebanon: Amendment to the National Social Security Law
• Malaysia: Amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010
• Nigeria: Retroactive Payments Due to New National Minimum Wage
• South Africa: Settlement Agreements During Retrenchment
• South Korea: Sanctions against Unpaid Subrogation Payments
• Turkey: Severance Compensation Increase
• United Arab Emirates: Increased Penalties for Employer Violations

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