Modern Slavery Smarter, not harder: The future of the fight against forced labour Small tweaks to existing directors’ duties could provide greater accountability for human rights breaches LGBTQ+ Mexico’s LGBTQ+ community still face barriers despite strong legal protections Workers may have rights on paper. The workplace reality is more complicated Community Littler names first pro bono counsel Former committee co-chair Jenny Schwendemann will build on firm’s “strong foundation” of commitment to justice Labour Reforms PCS Legal: Poland redefines workplace bullying in significant new legislation New reforms place focus on persistency and effect of harassing behaviour, regardless of intent Disputes Kingsley Napley: Court of Appeal issues clawback clause warning to UK employers Ruling finds training cost recovery provision in employment contract amounted to restraint of trade Retirement AOC Solicitors: Navigating Ireland’s two retirement tracks Legislative update introduces new employer obligations around staff wishing to work past state pension or compulsory retirement ages Platform Workers Will Brazil’s gig sector be Lula’s downfall? As the incumbent president launches his re-election campaign, unhappy platform workers and stalled labour reforms may shape his political future Regulation Netherlands fines freelance platform over failures to check right-to-work status Businesses set to face tougher penalties amid industry crackdown on abuse of temporary migrant workers Industrial action Tesla beats three-year Nordic strike without signing labour deal IF Metall ends historic action in Sweden, but warns of greater international collaboration to come 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. In-house interview I was overwhelmed by what I didn’t know after moving in-house Private Practice Leaders Ashurst Perkins Coie goes live. But what can clients expect from the merger? In-house interview There’s never just an employment law answer