Kristie Higgs outside the Court of Appeal, London

Disputes

School worker fired for LGBTQ+ Facebook posts wins free speech case

Determining whether something is objectionable will be context specific, say experts, after Court of Appeal rules on expression of belief dispute

Trump

D&I

Trump’s war on DEI leaves employers with more questions than answers

US firms should avoid knee-jerk reactions or risk losing workers’ trust, cautions lawyer

South African Rand

Compliance

South Africa vows crackdown on firms dodging minimum wage

Labour Department concerned by bosses altering working hours to avoid pay hike

Argentina Casa Rosada / presidential palace

Labour Reforms

MBB: What can employers expect from Argentina’s latest labour reforms?

While the project is set to modernise the labour system, Milei may be crossing the line with anti-constitutional amendments

Italian and EU flags

Recruitment

Italian initiative seeks to tackle youth, female unemployment rate

New scheme a “transformational” opportunity for Italian labour, says lawyer

Community

Skadden hires Proskauer partner in New York

Steven Porzio boosts US firm’s traditional labour practice offering

Modern Slavery

Saudi Arabia implements region-first forced labour policy

While the reforms are welcome, experts say awareness and enforcement is vital for its success

D&I

Accenture, Disney roll back DEI initiatives as political pressure grows

Number of firms reversing course is expected to rise as the Trump administration declares war on “woke”

Competition

Turkey’s new competition guidelines mark “new era” for labour

Competition watchdog clarifies no-poaching and wage-fixing agreements in long-awaited document

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