H&M

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

US Tariffs

Modern Slavery

US forced labour tariffs blindside key trading partners

Trump administration says inaction on supply chain compliance “unacceptable”

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Disputes

BBC beats tribunal case from worker with ADHD fired over online comments

Ex-presenter failed to prove link between his condition and incessant tweeting, and displayed no indication he would stop

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Overtime

Appeals court throws out $60m wage and hour ruling over judicial failings

Judge over-relied on referee appointed without consent of either party, Fifth District finds

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Health & Safety

South Korea court rules argument that led to death a workplace injury

Judiciary increasingly taking “holistic, worker-friendly” approach to compensation claims

Community

Honeywell’s chief labour counsel joins Stinson in Arizona

Dawn Valdivia moves to private practice after more than a decade in-house at aerospace division

Community

Shell in-houser returns to Bracewell as partner

Employee benefits expert Allison Perry will be an “immediate asset” to department

Monitoring

Meta eases tracking programme after staff backlash

Social media giant will allow employees to pause AI monitoring for 30 minutes and seek exemptions

Labour Reforms

Dutch crackdown on temporary contracts and migrant worker exploitation

Sweeping labour reforms aim to address structural reliance on flexible agreements

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