Politics Former employment lawyer appointed UK attorney general Ellie Reeves’ journey from workplace disputes and union litigation to the government’s chief legal adviser Community Squire Patton Boggs taps pensions duo from Eversheds Sutherland in Manchester Joining their former head, Amanda Small and Alison White expand firm’s defined contribution and benefits capabilities Harassment South Korean court confirms employer powers in workplace stalking cases Railway company lawfully reassigned worker during active internal harassment investigation Community Fisher Phillips welcomes new partner in Alabama State and federal litigator Brandi Branton Frederick to bolster Birmingham office Restructuring Hundreds of Samsung workers to relocate or be laid off in US headquarter move Over 700 roles affected in consumer electronics division as manufacturer pivots focus to AI chip production Disputes Aldi Australia offers multi-million dollar settlement in underpayment class action Deal follows substantial ruling against fellow supermarkets Coles and Woolworths handed down last year Artificial Intelligence Meta layoffs to go ahead after judge rejects workers’ AI bias challenge Plaintiffs failed to show the “irreparable harm” needed to justify emergency intervention 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 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 How the Iran war has reshaped the Philippine workplace 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