Mental Health Brazilian court rules beer-taster’s alcohol addiction not employer’s responsibility But under country’s current regulatory framework, alcoholism is increasingly recognised as a health condition and wellbeing issue Awards Nominations open for IEL Awards 2025 The third IEL Awards will be held on Wednesday 19 November 2025 at The Savoy hotel, London Industrial action DHL reaches union deal amid anti-scab law’s enactment Canadian infrastructure vulnerable to smaller bargaining units at “choke points” in the supply chain Labour Reforms ADSERO: A new era for Egypt’s labour framework New law sets a clearer, more structured path for workplace relationships, rights, and responsibilities Discipline Ukraine to solidify failure to perform duties rule Proposed update codifies court findings that terminations can only occur after the disciplinary process Culture In-N-Out sues YouTube prankster who impersonated employee Trickster tarnished restaurant’s brand by making “lewd” and “racially insensitive” remarks to unsuspecting customers, lawsuit claims Labour Reforms South Korea to increase “labour police” in oversight shake-up New president plans to rebrand labour inspectors and introduce labour friendly reforms, particularly for vulnerable workers Whistleblowing FCA reports record number of whistleblowers, faster response times Evidence of more whistleblowers should be treated as a workplace’s strength, says expert Pensions Austria plans partial-pensions scheme to tackle demographic crisis Initiative will allow older employees to reduce their working hours, but still collect pension funds while in work Research IEL Elite 2025 The IEL Elite is a list of 151 leading teams across the globe that have, in the last 12 months, impressed with their performance on groundbreaking mandates, demonstrated unwavering reliability on business-critical workforce issues, deftly handled major cross-border projects, and continued to prove their credentials as important partners to the world’s leading employers. 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 Take pride, even in defeat Private Practice Leaders EU pay transparency is not an issue for just HR to solve Private Practice Leaders Everybody cares about exec pay