APAC Employment Forecast 2026

DLA Piper’s APAC Employment Team has prepared its annual employment law forecast, summarising the major legislative developments and key trends across the region in 2025. The forecast also highlights the important issues and emerging trends that employers in APAC should consider as they plan for 2026.

This publication covers 16 jurisdictions across the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

This guide does not constitute legal advice; rather, it provides a general overview and discussion of the topics addressed. For employment-related legal advice, please contact the DLA Piper professionals listed in this guide.

We would like to express our gratitude towards the following leading local law firms for making continuous important contributions to this annual publication by sharing their insights in relation to the employment law forecast 2026 for their jurisdictions.

• Andersen Cambodia
• DFDL
• Eiger Law
• Kim & Chang
• Makarim & Taira S.
• Peter Ling & Van Geyzel
• Lektou - Advogados e Notários
• Trilegal
• VNA Legal