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 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 Compliance South Africa vows crackdown on firms dodging minimum wage Labour Department concerned by bosses altering working hours to avoid pay hike 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 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 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. Mental Health Taking wellbeing to new heights In-house interview Is the juice worth the squeeze? D&I The DEI question: in conversation with the EEOC