Working Time Belgian coalition introduces mixed reforms to working-hours regulations Conflicting policies could leave employers with significant administrative burden, expert warns Compliance V&A Law: When employer behaviour supersedes formal dismissal in the Philippines Employers can’t bypass formal dismissal processes through refusing aggrieved workers entry to the workplace Politics Reform’s plan to scrap the UK Equality Act straight out of Trump’s playbook From claims of anti-white bias to attacks on “positive action”, Reform’s political rhetoric collides with the legal realities of the UK’s cornerstone anti-discrimination law Disputes EEOC sues Coca-Cola bottler over women-only networking event Watchdog claims excluded male employees were subject to sex discrimination Discrimination UAE discriminated against breastfeeding mother, Australian court finds Former consulate employee says she had to store breastmilk in a suitcase filled with ice Collective Bargaining Arbitrator approves Air Canada pay deal after unprecedented strikes Rejected wage offer in line with industry standard, but airlines still face government scrutiny Defamation Tesla Germany head faces anti-union defamation probe Union files criminal complaint claiming Berlin plant director spread falsehoods about representative Community Greenberg Traurig welcomes Kate Martin as of counsel Joining from Ogletree, Martin specialises in cross-border workforce management Community Kirkland & Ellis partner joins Sterlington Executive compensation specialist Jake Ebers predicts increased IPO activity will drive more sophisticated rewards packages Events Spring European Employment Summit International Employment Lawyer is delighted to announce that the third Spring European Employment Summit will take place on Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th of March at Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam.The event will bring together senior in-house and private practice lawyers to explore the challenges and opportunities facing multinational employers and their counsel across the region. 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. Labour Reforms Modernising Argentina’s work rules in a changing political landscape Politics Ethics on the edge: Trump-era politics reshape UK corporate behaviour Crime Security guard’s sticky fingers prosecution debated in South Korea