Industrial action Aldi’s Sunday trading proposal falls foul of Belgium’s labour law Supermarket chain’s plan to open for longer met with wildcat strikes by store workers Wellbeing Australian unions push for 12 days’ paid reproductive health leave Campaign comes as country considers modernising National Employment Standards Remuneration McDermott: What Italy’s new “fair” wage and transparency rules mean for employers Fresh compliance challenges emerge following reinforcement of national collective bargaining agreements and new pay reporting requirements Religion Luther: Germany’s low tolerance approach to blanket bans on religious symbols at work Why the Federal Court threw out an airport security company’s neutrality argument after a candidate was refused an interview because of her headscarf Community Tilleke & Gibbins taps lateral from SCL Nishimura & Asahi in Thailand Commercial expert Chanakarn Boonyasith says she looks forward to helping clients with “complex, evolving” workplace issues Community WFW appoints new counsel from Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo in Italy Stefano Perazzelli’s arrival reflects firm’s ongoing commitment to offer “truly interdisciplinary” advice LGBTQ+ From Canterbury to California, June brings legal risks as well as rainbow logos Workers on both sides of the Atlantic claim seeing Pride symbols at work violates their rights Modern Slavery Ex-fishers lose US suit to change conditions on Bumble Bee Foods’ “trusted fleet” Court rules Indonesian plaintiffs do not have standing to improve on-board safety in forced labour claim Restructuring Singapore clarifies workers are still considered retrenched if role moves abroad Companies must still make statutory payments if restructured staff relocate with the business 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 Neurodiversity is a defining workplace issue that’s here to stay Private Practice Leaders Building a mothership platform, one location at a time Private Practice Leaders “Evolution, not revolution”: Susannah Kintish takes the helm at Mishcon de Reya