Compliance Calendar
Employment rules taking effect in the next 90 days (2026-11-10 to 2027-02-08), worldwide. Several reports on the same change are shown as one line.
November 2026
Mon 30 Nov
- ๐บ๐ธ United States
December 2026
Tue 1 Dec
- ๐ฆ๐บ Australia
- ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore
- ๐ช๐ธ Spain
- ๐ง๐ฉ Bangladesh
- ๐จ๐ณ China
- Reported ๆฑ่ฅฟ็ๆๅทๅธ ยท Fuzhou, Jiangxi issues long-term care insurance plan; employee coverage starts Dec 1, 2026
Wed 2 Dec
Sat 5 Dec
- ๐ป๐ณ Vietnam
Tue 15 Dec
- ๐ง๐ท Brazil
Wed 16 Dec
Sat 19 Dec
- ๐บ๐ธ United States
Thu 31 Dec
- ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands
- Reported Netherlands: employment presumption for freelancers earning up to โฌ38 an hour to take effect 31 December 2026
Reports differ on the date: 2026-12-31 / 2027-01-01
3 reports
- Netherlands: employment presumption for freelancers earning up to โฌ38 an hour to take effect 31 December 2026
- Dutch Wtta: companies lending out staff must register for transitional scheme by 31 December 2026
- Dutch NAU director warns one in three staffing firms unaware of new licensing duty, urges registration by 31 December
- Reported Netherlands: employment presumption for freelancers earning up to โฌ38 an hour to take effect 31 December 2026
- ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom
January 2027
Fri 1 Jan
- ๐บ๐ธ United States
- Verified California ยท California 2027 minimum wage increase to $17.40
- Reported California ยท Law firm outlines new California employment laws for 2027 covering AI, surveillance, Cal/WARN and leave
7 reports
- Law firm outlines new California employment laws for 2027 covering AI, surveillance, Cal/WARN and leave
- Littler rounds up US employment laws taking effect on or around January 1, 2027
- Ten California employment laws take effect Jan. 1, 2027, covering bereavement leave and workplace surveillance
- US state law roundup: San Francisco amends Fair Chance Ordinance, California expands contractor misclassification remedies
- Oregon OSHA finalizes healthcare workplace violence prevention rule, effective Jan. 1, 2027
- California's AB 2155 Takes Effect January 1, 2027, Changing Arbitration Enforcement Rules
- Several U.S. states to raise minimum wage on Jan. 1, 2027
- Reported Multiple states ยท 16 states to raise minimum wages Jan. 1, 2027; North Carolina stays at federal $7.25
- Reported Four states sue Trump administration again to block Medicaid work requirements
- Reported Illinois ยท Illinois amends IHRA: disparate impact liability and menopause accommodations from Jan. 1, 2027
- Reported California ยท California holiday vacation rules: new law signed Sept. 30, 2026 changes advanced PTO handling from Jan. 1, 2027
- ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico
- Reported Mexico's 40-hour workweek to start Jan. 1, 2027, changing how overtime is calculated and paid
9 reports
- Mexico's 40-hour workweek to start Jan. 1, 2027, changing how overtime is calculated and paid
- Mexico's reform cutting the workweek from 48 to 40 hours is published; first reduction and electronic time-tracking take effect 1 Jan 2027
- Mexico's labor secretary: 46-hour workweek to start Jan. 1, minimum wage to target 2.5 basic baskets
- Mexico overtime pay rules from 1 January 2027: first 12 weekly hours at 100% extra, beyond that 200% extra
- Mexico to cut maximum weekly working hours from 48 to 46 from Jan. 1, 2027
- Mexico employers must electronically log working hours; STPS rules pending, general rules apply from Jan 1, 2027
- Canacintra Tabasco says industry ready for gradual cut to 40-hour work week from 2027
- Mexico's working-hours reform seen as chance to improve inclusion of deskless workers, column says
- Coahuila labor secretary says Mexico's 40-hour workweek reform will not affect wages
- Reported Mexico's 40-hour workweek to start Jan. 1, 2027, changing how overtime is calculated and paid
- ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom
- ๐จ๐ฆ Canada
- ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark
- ๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia
- ๐ฌ๐ญ Ghana
- ๐ฉ๐ช Germany
- ๐ช๐ธ Spain
- ๐ป๐ณ Vietnam
Mon 18 Jan
- ๐ฆ๐บ Australia
โVerifiedโ dates are checked against official sources in our regulations tracker. โReportedโ dates come from news reports and are kept only when the date appears in the original report. For reference only, not legal advice.