Community Fisher Phillips enters Europe with three-partner London office US firm hires veteran trio Dan Pollard, Richard Harvey, and Ian Fraser to grow its international platform Discrimination Age-bias damages cannot stretch to retirement, German court rules Federal Labour Court finds employer no longer liable for lost earnings after candidate found suitable work Community Keystone welcomes AXA in-houser as London partner Matt Freeman returns to private practice, telling IEL he wants to help more clients navigate the transforming world of work Wellbeing From old taboo to new standard: Menstruation and menopause enter the HR rulebook No longer just personal matters, new ISO guidance urges employers to take symptoms that affect millions of workers more seriously Disputes WSJ guilty of interfering with Hong Kong journalist’s union rights Dow Jones sought to prevent Selina Cheng from becoming chair of journalists’ union, but court finds insufficient evidence over her dismissal Community Addleshaw Goddard hires new partner from Deloitte in London Kathyrn Kerr attracted by “fantastic culture” as firm looks to harness her AI expertise Disputes FWC clarifies limits of Australian employment rights for offshore workers Philippines-based employee loses general protections claim despite finding of Australian employer Contracts Why employers must align contract terms with real working arrangements CJEU recently confirmed that governing law clauses work only if they mirror genuine day to day work patterns Executive Compensation Singapore CFO was “author of his own predicament” in bonus dispute Judge finds executive made his own performance criteria after failing to deliver the financial model required under his contract 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 Natural justice and the high cost of getting it wrong Private Practice Leaders We’re living in an uncertain and troubling world In-house interview I was overwhelmed by what I didn’t know after moving in-house