The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation issued Ministerial Resolution No. 657, setting out that workplace injuries and illnesses must now be reported in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The resolution sets out the means and obligations of employers to report work-related illnesses and injuries and avoid disciplinary action to ensure workers' safety.
On 28 November 2022 was published the long-awaited decree of the Minister of Labour, in agreement with the Ministers for Equal Opportunities and for the Economy and Finance, which defines the criteria and modalities for the use of the contribution exemption for private employers who obtain gender equality certification.
The exemption applies only to private companies that have achieved gender equality certification, while public administrations are expressly excluded.
In 2021, the Institute of Directors (IoD) in Ireland and the Diligent Institute conducted the first research to understand how boards address environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues and integrate ESG-related risks and opportunities into their strategies.
In 2022 followed, a second research initiative, described in the 2022 report launched last November, covers the importance of ESG, including board oversight and structure, strategy, risk, and boardroom practices, skills, and EU legislation.
On 19 September 2022, during the Singapore Workplace Safety and Health Conference, Dr Tan See Leng, Minister for Manpower, announced the adoption of a Code Of Practice (COP) that clarifies the organisational systems and culture to be implemented by directors of all companies to be compliant with the Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006.
It aims to strengthen ownership of companies’ Chief Executives’ and Board of Directors' workplace safety and health roles and duties.
It had been gazetted with effect from 31 October 2022.
On 28 September 2022, the Governor of Puerto Rico signed into law Act No. 82-2022, that amended Act No. 17-1988 (“Law to Prohibit Sexual Harassment in the Workplace”) and requires employers to implement a protocol to manage sexual harassment incidents in the workplace.
On 8 November 2022, the Puerto Rico Department of Labour (PRDOL) published the Model Protocol that employers have to adapt to investigate sexual harassment allegations.
On 29 August 2022, the Chilean government announced it would ratify ILO Convention n. 190 on eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work, aiming to address equality and non-discrimination in the workplace.
Chile thus becomes the 21st country to ratify the convention since its entry into force on 25 June 2021.
On 3 June 2022, the Government published the gender pay gap reporting regulations, setting out the details of the reporting obligations under the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021.