Modern Slavery Ex-fishers lose US suit to change conditions on Bumble Bee Foods’ “trusted fleet” Court rules Indonesian plaintiffs do not have standing to improve on-board safety in forced labour claim Community Sidley makes up four partners stateside Freshly elevated represent “extraordinary depth of talent” in 52-strong promotion round Restructuring Singapore clarifies workers are still considered retrenched if role moves abroad Companies must still make statutory payments if restructured staff relocate with the business Modern Slavery US forced labour tariffs blindside key trading partners Trump administration says inaction on supply chain compliance “unacceptable” Disputes BBC beats tribunal case from worker with ADHD fired over online comments Ex-presenter failed to prove link between his condition and incessant tweeting, and displayed no indication he would stop Overtime Appeals court throws out $60m wage and hour ruling over judicial failings Judge over-relied on referee appointed without consent of either party, Fifth District finds Health & Safety South Korea court rules argument that led to death a workplace injury Judiciary increasingly taking “holistic, worker-friendly” approach to compensation claims Monitoring Meta eases tracking programme after staff backlash Social media giant will allow employees to pause AI monitoring for 30 minutes and seek exemptions Labour Reforms Dutch crackdown on temporary contracts and migrant worker exploitation Sweeping labour reforms aim to address structural reliance on flexible agreements Events Global Employment Summit International Employment Lawyer is delighted to announce that the third Global Employment Summit will take place on Thursday 15th October at Convene 117 W 46th Street, New York.The full-day event will bring together leading in-house counsel, HR and ER professionals, and private practitioners from across the world to take a deep dive into the key issues impacting the management of global workforces from the vantage point of US-headquartered multinationals. Research IEL Monitor IEL Monitor is a forward-looking, fully searchable database of upcoming and prospective employment and labour legislation from around the world, designed to alert in-house teams of new laws and regulations, and support timely compliance. Private Practice Leaders Neurodiversity is a defining workplace issue that’s here to stay Private Practice Leaders Building a mothership platform, one location at a time Private Practice Leaders “Evolution, not revolution”: Susannah Kintish takes the helm at Mishcon de Reya