Employment Law and Labour Law

Thailand's cabinet has approved a draft ministerial regulation that would fundamentally transform how old-age pension and gratuity benefits are calculated under the Social Security Fund. The reform introduces a career average revalued earnings model to replace the current 60-month average salary calculation, affecting both current recipients and future beneficiaries. The regulation includes transitional protections and expanded gratuity entitlements, with implementation expected within eight to ten months f

For years, Indian professionals on temporary assignments in the UK faced a quiet but costly problem: paying into two social security systems for the same job, with no additional pension benefit to show for it. That changed on 15 July 2026, when the India-UK Double Contributions Convention (DCC) came into force alongside the broader Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), finally addressing what officials on both sides had long acknowledged as a sunk cost for mobile talent.

Australia's first Road Transport Contractual Chain Order (RTCCO) took effect on 21 April 2026, requiring participants in road transport contractual chains to adjust rates to recover increased fuel costs caused by unprecedented diesel price spikes. Local councils engaging contractors whose activities involve road transport—directly or through subcontracting—must now navigate complex compliance obligations under this legally enforceable instrument. Understanding which contracts fall within scope,