Artificial Intelligence Women at greater risk of AI job losses, warns ILO Generative technology reinforcing and widening existing biases in the labour market, report claims Sick Pay UK’s new sick pay threshold will greatly benefit women, says TUC Employment Rights Act changes should help thousands on zero-hour contracts and low pay Discrimination CM Murray: Unpicking the BBC’s response to John Davidson’s on-air Tourette’s Risk assessment should have flagged that ill-placed microphone would pick up any involuntary, offensive tics at the BAFTAS Labour Reforms South Africa to overhaul gig worker rights and parental leave Proposed reforms would give platform subcontractors more protections and employee status Human Rights Taiwan issues new guidelines to combat forced labour Despite evident need for change, the Ministry of Labor’s release remains soft law DEI Why can’t the UK’s financial sector seem to promote women? Private equity and hedge funds are dragging their feet on gender parity Data Protection Amazon ordered to end medical data collection by Italian watchdog Lax policies meant personal data was being stored years after workers left company, Garante found Platform Workers Gig platforms fail to block termination protections for Seattle app workers Appeals Court rejects argument that establishment of termination policies constitutes compelled speech Disputes No concept of wrongful termination in DIFC, judge rules Free zone court throws out investment banking head’s “nonsensical” lawsuit 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. Private Practice Leaders “Evolution, not revolution”: Susannah Kintish takes the helm at Mishcon de Reya Private Practice Leaders Quarterbacking complexity: Inside Ogletree’s global reorganisations practice In-house interview Giving back while holding the line in-house