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Germany has increased its 2026 pension and unemployment insurance earnings cap to €8,450/month and raised the private health insurance eligibility threshold to €77,400/year.

Unemployment insurance remains unchanged at 2.6%.

🔍: https://www.deutsche-rentenversicherung.de/KnappschaftBahnSee/DE/KBSexklusiv/Kn_besonderheiten_BY-Recht/Werte/Werte_der_kn_RV

France has ruled that employers can't increase an employee's annual working days without their consent.

Making the change without agreement could lead to legal disputes.

⚖️: https://www.courdecassation.fr/decision/69707abccdc6046d47133966

Singapore will raise its statutory retirement age to 64 and re-employment age to 69 starting July 1, 2026.

Details: https://www.mom.gov.sg/employment-practices/retirement

Sweden plans to introduce new rules that could classify more gig workers as employees instead of contractors.

Platform companies will also have to clearly explain how their algorithms make decisions about workers if the law takes effect on December 2, 2026.

⚖️: https://www.regeringen.se/rattsliga-dokument/statens-offentliga-utredningar/2026/01/sou-20263/

France required employers to ensure disciplinary action over employee speech or expression was fair and proportionate before issuing penalties or termination.

The Court of Cassation released the ruling on May 14, 2025.

⚖️: https://www.courdecassation.fr/decision/69673ddfcdc6046d473a2499

France’s SMIC will rise by 2.41% on June 1, 2026, bringing the gross hourly rate to €12.31 and the gross monthly rate to €1,867.02 for a 35-hour workweek.

Details: https://travail-emploi.gouv.fr/revalorisation-du-smic-au-1er-juin-2026

Hungary raised its 2026 monthly minimum wage to HUF 322,800, with qualified roles increasing to HUF 373,200.

🔍: https://kormany.hu/hirek/2026-ban-11-szazalekkal-nott-a-minimalber-7-szazalekkal-a-garantalt-berminimum

Vietnam plans to increase monthly social pension and assistance payments from 500,000 VND to 600,000 VND.

🔍: https://news.laodong.vn/xa-hoi/bo-y-te-de-xuat-tang-muc-tro-giup-xa-hoi-tro-cap-huu-tri-xa-hoi-len-600-nghin-dongthang-1681877.ldo

Turkey expands statutory leave entitlements under Law No. 7578.

Private-sector employees are now entitled to 24 weeks of maternity leave and 10 days of paid paternity leave.

⚖️ Details: https://www.sozercizmeci.com.tr/turkey-parental-leave-law-2026-law-7578/

Delaware will require employers with 26+ employees to include a good faith salary or wage range and a general description of benefits and other compensation in both internal and external job postings.

The new pay transparency rules take effect on September 26, 2027.

⚖️: https://law.justia.com/codes/delaware/title-19/chapter-7/subchapter-i/section-709c/