Trump

Politics

Managers brace for conflict after Trump wins White House

Wary of staff infighting, some employers have banned political discourse from the workplace

Ikea

Human Rights

IKEA pays out over historical forced labour in East Germany

While not legally liable, retailer’s voluntary compensation is a blueprint for others to follow

Workers

Artificial Intelligence

AI recruitment tools need more scrutiny to mitigate bias

University of Washington study finds substantial patterns of racial, gender, and intersectional bias in three large language models

Late night email

Future of Work

Australia’s right to disconnect gets off to rocky start

Email disclaimers cause confusion as bosses continue sending out-of-hours messages

NDAs

NDAs

Ireland makes NDAs “the exception” in workplace disputes

Enhanced maternity protections will be welcomed, but speedy passage may have left blind spots in new omnibus law

Health & Safety

US OSHA reports decline in fatality investigations

Drop in falls and trench collapse probes, but psychosocial risks on the rise, according to new Grant Thornton study

Restructuring

Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı: Collective redundancies in Turkey

Terminations can be an effective strategy for reducing costs, but failure to adhere to the necessary formalities can pose risks

Social Media

Filtering the reel experience: Gen Zs “romanticise” the workplace

TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat have become unofficial “workplace mentors”, new US study finds

Disputes

Apple faces another complaint about workplace messaging policy

This is the third NLRB complaint filed against the smart-phone giant in the past month

Morgan Lewis

 


 

Monitor