Platform Workers Will Brazil’s gig sector be Lula’s downfall? As the incumbent president launches his re-election campaign, unhappy platform workers and stalled labour reforms may shape his political future Regulation Netherlands fines freelance platform over failures to check right-to-work status Businesses set to face tougher penalties amid industry crackdown on abuse of temporary migrant workers Industrial action Tesla beats three-year Nordic strike without signing labour deal IF Metall ends historic action in Sweden, but warns of greater international collaboration to come Platform Workers Uber settles historic wage claims with New Zealand drivers Over 1,600 gig workers set to receive compensation following landmark Supreme Court ruling Community Munger, Tolles & Olson welcomes home former OpenAI counsel Elizabeth Dyer brings “valuable perspective” for clients as she returns to the firm after 14 months with AI giant Community Ogletree Deakins takes Langley & Banack’s labour lead Returning shareholder Mark McNitzky looks forward to delivering “meaningful results” alongside colleagues, clients Regulator View SRA warns lawyers they remain responsible for AI-generated work Regulator calls for stronger oversight as law firms increasingly turn to agentic tools to manage employment claims Misclassification UK think tanks call for crackdown on “bogus” self-employment Labour government urged to use new Fair Work Agency to more effectively tackle abusive employers Disputes Part-timers not subject to greater burden of proof, Supreme Court clarifies UK employers must consider how seemingly neutral policies can disproportionately affect some workers, experts warn Events Global Employment Summit International Employment Lawyer is delighted to announce that the third Global Employment Summit will take place on Thursday 15th October at Convene 117 W 46th Street, 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. In-house interview I was overwhelmed by what I didn’t know after moving in-house Private Practice Leaders Ashurst Perkins Coie goes live. But what can clients expect from the merger? In-house interview There’s never just an employment law answer