Regulation Poland’s new labour inspection powers put B2B models under scrutiny With inspectors now able to reclassify civil law contracts through administrative decisions, employers must urgently review their contractor arrangements Competition EU court backs antitrust agencies’ seizure of employee emails Ruling highlights growing crossover between competition, employment, and data protection law Collective Bargaining EAT upholds £4.8m collective bargaining breach over 2017 pay offer Rail franchise breached labour rules by making direct offer to staff while negotiations were ongoing Restructuring VW works council to grill CEO over proposed 140,000 job cuts German car giant plans record-breaking restructuring in bid to keep up with Chinese rivals Modern Slavery Australia to criminalise supply chain modern slavery violations Proposed penalty framework comes after Trump administration threatens global trade tariffs over forced labour inaction Disputes “Coloured” comments did not amount to harassment, UK tribunal rules Not every racially charged comment constitutes a violation of a person’s dignity, but employers should not rely on a lack of malice Artificial Intelligence Singapore plans tighter AI personal data advice for employers Sensible bosses should act on draft guideline transparency advice now, lawyer warns Discrimination Capita manager loses reinstatement bid over “Hitler” dog trained to bite black people South African Labour Court brands conduct “racist and derogatory” and overturns arbitration ruling Disputes Tenth Circuit revives ex-Walmart stocker’s homophobia claim Judge warns against “ritualistic number-counting exercise” when assessing alleged discriminatory conduct 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