Overtime Beijing court rules online training after hours is overtime If worker lacks option to decline participation, then mandated out-of-hours activity counts as extra work, ruling states Non-Poaching India’s pilots union rejects government’s proposal to regulate hiring Pilots insist poor domestic working conditions and pay is prompting them to move to international competitors Restrictive Covenants First DIFC team move dispute litigated to trial ends in defeat for claimant firm AES International unsuccessfully sued GSB Capital after the exit of a four-strong team resulted in the loss of several clients Disputes Scrapping six-month-pay ceiling has major consequences in Italy The Constitutional Court has extended unfair dismissal protections for those employed by small companies Regulation Dentons: The FCA’s changes to handling non-financial misconduct Financial services employers should ensure that all policies and procedures explicitly reference bullying, harassment, and violence as conduct issues Artificial Intelligence California approves anti-discrimination AI regulations State future-proofs workplace bias protections, but a lack of specificity in broad, flexible new rules could be a magnet for litigation against employers and their agents Monitoring New Maine law introduces strict reporting rules for staff monitoring With enactment likely far off, employers should gain a fuller understanding of their current surveillance systems Disputes Disney settles Gina Carano’s wrongful termination suit Company leaves door open for “The Mandalorian” actress’ return, four years after dropping her for controversial social media posts Collective Bargaining Amazon loses bid to reverse BC union certification Province’s labour board twice found e-commerce giant flooded warehouse with extra staff to dilute union numbers Events Global Employment Summit International Employment Lawyer is delighted to announce that the second Global Employment Summit will take place at Convene 360 Madison Avenue on October 9 in 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 It’s a myth that you can’t do anything in France In-house interview Take pride, even in defeat Private Practice Leaders EU pay transparency is not an issue for just HR to solve