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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

Air India

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

DIFC - Gate Building

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

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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

Financial Conduct Authority

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

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