Late night email

Future of Work

Australia’s right to connect gets off to rocky start

Email disclaimers cause confusion as bosses continue sending out-of-hours messages

NDAs

NDAs

Ireland makes NDAs “the exception” in workplace disputes

Enhanced maternity protections will be welcomed, but speedy passage may have left blind spots in new omnibus law

Injury

Health & Safety

US OSHA reports decline in fatality investigations

Drop in falls and trench collapse probes, but psychosocial risks on the rise, according to new Grant Thornton study

People decisions

Restructuring

Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı: Collective redundancies in Turkey

Terminations can be an effective strategy for reducing costs, but failure to adhere to the necessary formalities can pose risks

Gen Z

Social Media

Filtering the reel experience: Gen Zs “romanticise” the workplace

TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat have become unofficial “workplace mentors”, new US study finds

Disputes

Apple faces another complaint about workplace messaging policy

This is the third NLRB complaint filed against the smart-phone giant in the past month

Tax & Social Security

Thailand looks to hike retirement age to 65

Individuals aged 60 and above now constitute more than 20% of the nation’s population of 66 million

Crime

Disney revenge hack a warning for stringent offboarding processes

Fired worker accused of changing peanut allergen information on online food menus

Benefits

US business hit by wave of ERISA complaints from smokers

Employees who light up claim to be unfairly targeted by additional healthcare fees

Morgan Lewis

 


 

Monitor