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A focus on headquarters and multi-country research and thought leadership in benefits and total rewards. Covering the latest thinking on issues vital to the success of your organization and your people, such as retirement, benefits management, diversity, wellbeing and financial resilience, and more. With a curated selection of related legislative changes in individual countries and legislatures.

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Legislative updates this month

Mexico: What do the 2025–2026 tax changes mean for employee benefit captives?

Mexico’s 2025–2026 VAT reform increases major medical insurance costs and impacts employee benefit captives. Learn how the changes affect claims, renewals, and financial planning.
South Korea: Supreme Court ruling on performance-based pay and severance calculations

South Korea’s Supreme Court rules that performance-based pay should not count as part of average wages for calculating severance and other employee benefits.
Italy: Draft legislation to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive

Italy's draft pay transparency legislation, approved at the preliminary stage, is now under review by parliamentary committees before returning to the Government for final approval by June 2026.
United States: New tax-efficient savings account for children and employees (under age 18)

Starting July 4, 2026, U.S. employers can contribute to an employee’s child’s Trump Account, a new type of individual retirement account, as a tax-advantaged employee benefit.
Argentina: Employer-friendly labor reforms under consideration

Argentina’s proposed labor reforms would lower employer labor costs by reducing employer social security contributions and changing how severance pay is calculated, among other controversial measures.
El Salvador: New mandatory annual bonus for lower-paid employees

Employers in El Salvador will need to adjust their 2027 salary budgets to include a mandatory annual bonus of half a month’s pay for all employees who meet certain service and salary thresholds.

Featured articles this month

  1. Internationally Mobile Employee Benefits Design Survey

    International mobility is evolving fast and so are the expectations of globally mobile employees. Our latest survey explores how organizations are rethinking international health, risk and wellbeing benefits to manage rising costs and ensure duty of care. If you're involved in mobility, benefits, or global workforce strategy, your insights are incredibly valuable.

  2. Unlock the value of your total rewards: Turn cost pressures into your competitive advantage

    Learn how leading organizations are using total rewards as a strategic differentiator. Discover real-world strategies to maximize ROI and employee value through data-driven insights, personalization and AI-enabled communication.

  3. Global Investment Outlook 2026: Momentum, markets and what's next

    In this podcast we bring our Global Investment Outlook 2026 to life, unpacking the forces shaping markets as we move beyond a year of growth surprises, stubborn inflation, surging AI investment and relentless geopolitical noise.

  4. Divestitures: Why the people side makes or breaks the deal

    Divestitures are rising, but without a people-first strategy, deal value is at risk. Discover the six HR challenges that derail carve-outs.

  5. Global Human Capital Divestitures in a Box

    Turnkey, cost efficient support for sell side transactions with a repeatable, scalable approach so you can divest with confidence and stay focused on decisions and core business.

  6. Pay Transparency Legislation

    This month, see how you need to keep moving from awareness to action — shape policies, adjust processes and prepare for increased reporting expectations.

  7. Europe's medical inflation sees modest growth in 2026

    Europe's medical costs will rise 8.2% in 2026, driven by cost pressures and emerging health risks, highlighting strategic priorities for employers across the region.

  8. How business leaders overcome barriers to AI adoption

    Understanding where to focus on automation versus augmentation, effective leaders reimagine processes to create new forms of human and AI partnerships.

  9. Pension Academy for employers – Dutch pension system

    Do you have colleagues focused on The Netherlands? Are you concerned about being ready for Dutch pension reform (Wtp)? We have a range of training programmes from half a day to three days for HR, Finance, Payroll and Works Councils.

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Legislative updates from last month

France: 2026 social security financing law brings several benefit and contribution changes

French Parliament approves the 2026 social security budget, which suspends controversial pension reforms, boosts employer contributions for certain dismissals and introduces paid birth leave.
Italy: New rules for automatic enrollment in pension funds

To boost pension plan participation, new private-sector employees will be automatically enrolled in a designated fund unless they opt for an alternative within the first 60 days of employment.
Brazil: Proposal to extend paternity leave

Brazil is closer to enacting changes to paid paternity leave that would increase leave duration, shift costs from employers to social security and extend leave for hospitalizations.
Belgium: Update on the government’s far-reaching proposed reforms

Belgium’s proposed labor law, tax and pension reforms are in various stages of enactment, as the government aims to strengthen its business climate while reducing the size of its budget deficit.
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