Fair Work Commission

Artificial Intelligence

Australia’s FWC issues AI guidance to tackle soaring claim volumes

Legal and HR teams will be required to provide hyperlinks to any cited authorities and provide chatbot disclosure statements

Uber

Data Protection

Uber hit with €825m fine by Dutch data protection authority

Ride-hailing giant says it will appeal “disproportionate fine” over historic practices

Smart glasses

Privacy

Meta’s smart glasses could be an employer’s worst nightmare

Privacy and harassment concerns make a ban tempting. Accessibility needs make the issue more complicated

Caroline Noblet, BCLP

Private Practice Leaders

We’re living in an uncertain and troubling world

Caroline Noblet discusses her big summer move to BCLP, the AI-fuelled disputes boom, and the race to stay ahead of unending change

Suicide prevention day

Mental Health

When workplace scrutiny has life-or-death consequences

Coroner report finds Treasury contributed to PA’s death, while Cambridge University faces questions over its support for Jason Arday

Unions

Independent report finds Unite breached financial obligations

Union regulator recommends industry-wide financial awareness training following historic corruption scandal

Investigations

Fortescue exec to remain in post while harassment investigation plays out

Miner faces questions over its handling of allegations as MinterEllison undertakes probe

Platform Workers

Uber Eats pays out over Seattle’s local minimum wage law violations

City accuses food-delivery platform of failing to pay drivers for cancelled orders

Industrial action

US metals firm to pay $3.66m to former strikers in NLRB settlement

Langeloth Metallurgical accused of delaying recall of workers after two-year strike

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