Family leave Brazil plays catch-up with international paternity leave norms Following judicial and societal pressure, new bill extends paid leave to 20 days in phased reform tied to fiscal targets Disputes Starbucks pays million to NYC workers over “unstable” shifts Coffee shop giant accused of more than 500,000 violations of “complex” city law Whistleblowing Walkers: What employers must know about Jersey’s new whistleblowing regime New regime represents a major shift for businesses and requires proactive planning Harassment Rehab specialist claims female boss coerced him into 6am sex meetings Clinician accuses supervisor of threatening termination to compel sex, while drug facility allegedly ignored signs of misconduct Misclassification JSA: Who counts as an employee? India’s top court draws a clearer line Supreme Court recalibrates the master-servant test to suit the realities of modern outsourcing and ancillary services Labour Reforms Managers need urgent training ahead of UK dismissal rule change, lawyers say Weak probation processes risk fuelling disputes and exacerbating severe tribunal backlog Incentives EMI share-option reforms a “game-changer” for UK scale-ups Autumn Budget expands eligibility and extends option terms, paving way for broader use of tax-favoured employee incentives Labour Reforms Labour backs down on day-one unfair dismissal right Government concedes to six-month threshold to secure law’s passage amid business warnings and repeated Lords defeats Politics Chancellor leaves UK workers wanting and employers worried Modest wage hikes, frozen tax bands, and a salary sacrifice cap dominate backlash, even as Labour retreats on key employment reform Events Spring European Employment Summit International Employment Lawyer is delighted to announce that the third Spring European Employment Summit will take place on Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th of March at Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam.The event will bring together senior in-house and private practice lawyers to explore the challenges and opportunities facing multinational employers and their counsel across the region. 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. Labour Reforms Modernising Argentina’s work rules in a changing political landscape Politics Ethics on the edge: Trump-era politics reshape UK corporate behaviour Crime Security guard’s sticky fingers prosecution debated in South Korea