Artificial Intelligence AI, Deepfakes, and digital evidence: Lessons from Italy’s courts Employers must build and strengthen systems to verify and authenticate how technology is being used Labour Reforms Slovenia’s ZIURS reforms face a referendum showdown Constitutional Court ruling puts major employment, pension, and social security changes on hold as unions gather signatures for a national vote Spotlight Series Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo: Spotlight on Japan IEL Monitor Contributors Vanguard Lawyers Tokyo delve into the impacts of incoming legislation, and how adapting to business realities could see regulators shift their compliance focus Disputes Next wins partial victory in landmark equal pay appeal Recruitment and retention factors legitimate reason to pay warehouse workers more, judge finds Non-Competes Albanese government looks to ban non-competes More than 3 million Australian workers are estimated to be on restrictive contracts Industrial action Le Monde journalists strike over pay and “second-class” conditions California staff cite unequal benefits and lack of “just cause” protections in dispute with French newspaper Pay transparency Most Irish firms unprepared for EU pay transparency rules Job evaluation and grading is the biggest challenge as employer support for the changes falls Community Squire Patton Boggs takes third pensions specialist from Eversheds Sutherland Helen May tails former colleagues Amanda Small and Alison White in move she says “truly feels like coming home” Regulation Shame bells ring for Britain’s minimum wage offenders As the Fair Work Agency flexes its enforcement muscles, employers will want to check their payroll before the new watchdog bites 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 Natural justice and the high cost of getting it wrong Private Practice Leaders We’re living in an uncertain and troubling world In-house interview I was overwhelmed by what I didn’t know after moving in-house