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When the government of Denmark announced in October that bereaved parents would receive 12 weeks of paid employee leave after the loss of a spouse or partner (provided they have minor children together), it marked another entry in the increasingly complex global tapestry of employee leave entitlements impacting multinational employers.
The Danish measure, effective January 2026, is just one of dozens of leave-related changes set to take effect worldwide in the coming months, according to Mercer’s recent Global Legislative Upd
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te. From Greece’s sweeping labor reforms to Poland’s expanded definition of qualifying service time, employers operating across borders face mounting challenges