Politics Managers brace for conflict after Trump wins White House Wary of staff infighting, some employers have banned political discourse from the workplace 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 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 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 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 Events IEL Awards 2024 The world’s most outstanding international employment and labour law specialists will be honoured in London at the 2024 IEL Awards. Join us for a a truly global black-tie extravaganza on 13 November when the winners from across 28 categories will officially revealed. 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 Jens Günther confident of perfect Seitz match In-house interview Being a good human and good lawyer is not mutually exclusive Community Hannes Snellman welcomes new practice co-chair