Confidentiality Prediction markets create new insider trading risks for employers Growing popularity of event-based trading platforms is prompting employers to rethink confidentiality rules and compliance efforts Discrimination EEOC reaches major settlement with Battelle over vaccination policy Watchdog secures another multi-million-dollar agreement amid record-breaking year for religious accommodation payouts Pensions India weighs new pension fund for informal workers System would offer flexible payment schedules to accommodate fluctuating incomes Community Jackson Lewis recruits chief legal officer from K&L Gates William “Bart” Gabler brought in amid ongoing investment and modernisation push at national firm Disputes South Africans sue UK insurer for “phoenixing” after labour rights complaint Jurisdiction fight heads to London High Court after entrepreneur accused of calling workers “terrorists” Retirement Singapore tribunal awards worker damages for forced retirement Judgment among first ever to be published by the Employment Claims Tribunal amid government transparency push Private Practice Leaders Garrigues and BSVV merger: A “very natural” integration Bárbara Vera Arroyo and Roberto Lewin reveal what recent move means for Chilean and multi-jurisdictional clients 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 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