Disability Disabled staff not being accommodated, global study shows Deloitte research shows employers are unable or unwilling to provide support Remuneration US DOL wants to scrap sub-minimum wages for disabled workers For decades, employers have been allowed to pay some workers below federal rates Health & Safety Spain approves climate leave for extreme weather events Some employers accused of failing to protect workers during deadly floods Politics Member states reach impasse on new traineeship directive Calls for more talks to improve young people’s career opportunities and workplace protections ESG Biçer Güner: Are binding ESG commitments on the horizon in Turkey? Recent developments reflect an increasing local emphasis on ESG criteria in governance and reporting processes Disputes Disciplinary dismissals in Spain now require a preliminary hearing Workers must have a chance to defend themselves from allegations, in line with ILO conventions, court finds Compliance Yulchon: Korean Supreme Court clarifies exemption for MNCs with under five local employees Recent ruling establishes a general principle that overseas workers do not count towards workforce thresholds Privacy Apple accused of “spying” on workers’ personal devices Employee claims tech giant uses “all-seeing eye” to control staff behaviour and likens ecosystem to “a prison yard” Community IEL Tomorrow’s Leaders 2025: survey now open Nomination process for next year's thought-leadership survey now open Research IEL Elite 2025 The IEL Elite is a list of 151 leading teams across the globe that have, in the last 12 months, impressed with their performance on groundbreaking mandates, demonstrated unwavering reliability on business-critical workforce issues, deftly handled major cross-border projects, and continued to prove their credentials as important partners to the world’s leading employers. 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 Jens Günther confident of perfect Seitz match In-house interview Being a good human and good lawyer is not mutually exclusive Community Hannes Snellman welcomes new practice co-chair