Family leave Goldman Sachs ordered to pay male banker £1.5m in parental leave dispute Tribunal ordered bank pay “stigma” damages to reflect ex-employee’s decreased job prospects as a result of the litigation Collective Bargaining UK Court of Appeal rejects TUI pilots’ breach of contract claim Airline’s health insurance swap negotiated with union did not infringe individual agreements, judge finds Harassment eBay agrees to $56m settlement in harassment case Former employees sent couple cockroaches and mask covered in pigs’ blood to stop negative coverage on e-commerce site Disputes Singapore tribunal rules audit manager unfairly dismissed while on probation Firm did not provide a "single word of justification" for poor performance scores Discrimination Male surgical technician excluded from women-only delivery room wins discrimination case Management refused to punish doctors who argued men had no professional place in hospital childbirths, EEOC says Disputes Hyundai Heavy Industries denies forcing migrant workers to sign new contracts Shipbuilders claim new agreement cuts monthly base pay and overtime allowance Disputes Spanish court orders H&M to stop employee bag and locker searches Fast fashion retailer failed to prove actual loss caused by alleged worker theft that would justify inspections Disputes Warner Bros files exec poaching suit against Amazon in LA Entertainment giant accuses online retailer of riding on Hollywood’s coattails Politics South Africa’s draft equity code sparks opposition backlash Hiring should be shaped by merit not “prescriptive” government-set racial and gender targets, Democratic Alliance says 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