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The Work AgendaIn Conversation... Geopolitical disruption and the future of work, what does this mean for employers?In this special episode of our In Conversation podcast recorded live at our Managing an International Workforce Conference.James Davies, Partner at Lewis Silkin is joined by Ius Laboris colleagues from Canada, Italy and Poland to discuss the rapidly evolving global landscape, from intensifying trade wars and shifting alliances to the rise of populist politics and regional unrest.As the forces of geoeconomic fragmentation reshape international business, our expert panel unpacks the implications for employers managing global workforces, offering a valuable roadmap to stay resilient and competitive in uncertain times.
2025-07-1646 min
Future of Work Hub Podcast SeriesIn Conversation… Geopolitical disruption and the future of work, what does this mean for employers?In this special episode of our In Conversation podcast recorded live at our Managing an International Workforce Conference. James Davies, Partner at Lewis Silkin is joined by Ius Laboris colleagues from Canada, Italy and Poland to discuss the rapidly evolving global landscape, from intensifying trade wars and shifting alliances to the rise of populist politics and regional unrest. As the forces of geoeconomic fragmentation reshape international business, our expert panel unpacks the implications for employers managing global workforces, offering a valuable roadmap to stay resilient and competitive in unc...
2025-07-1646 min
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‘NUNTII IN LINGUA LATINA’ ‘IN LINGUA LATINA ET ANGLICA’ ‘AUDIS’!
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2024-05-2118 min
Talking WorkGreat female role modelsTo mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, we interview two very successful women to discuss the issues women face in the workplace. Both are great role models: Jessica Jacobi, partner from our German law firm and our guest, Bettina Schaller, Head of Public Affairs for The Adecco Group. Enjoy.
Discover our 'Equal Pay Day 2023' article here.
If you’d like to contact Jessica, click here for her details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leading legal alliance in employment law - www.iuslaboris.com
2024-03-0737 minTalking WorkThe Ageing WorkforceThe gradual ageing of the global population is a known phenomenon, but how this might impact the workplace is harder to say. We conducted a survey to find out how ageing workforces are changing employment across the world. James Davies, partner in our UK law firm, comes on the podcast to explain.
Discover our 'Ageing Workforce' report and series here.
If you’d like to contact James Davies, click here for his details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leading legal alliance in employment law - www.iuslaboris.com
2023-12-1220 minTalking WorkWhat if outsourcing were banned?Ecuador, Bolivia, Mexico and Peru all have anti-outsourcing legislation. In this episode of Talking Work we talk to Juan Carlos Girao of Ius Laboris in Peru to find out why, if this is a good idea, and to ask how these rules work in practice.
If you’d like to contact Juan Carlos Girao, click here for his details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leading legal alliance in employment law - www.iuslaboris.com
2023-10-2010 min
Nuntii in lingua latinaNuntii in lingua latina E.5 T.12: ADRABIGANIA Armeniae Nagorno-Karabaj ASSULTAT.22-IX-2023.
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IN CANADA. TRANSLATIONES de Canada ex Casandra Freire SUNT: Trudeau Indiam accusat Sikh magistrem ad mortem dantis in Canada. Minister primarius offensionem popularem habet, sociis negantibus condemnare Indiam ad mortem magistri Sikh. India canadienses a visis removet, major perturbatio Sikh caedis.
IN CIVITATIBUS FOEDERATAE AMERICAE. Duae priores TRANSLATIONES de Ce-eF-A (anglice U-eS-A) ex Israéle García Avilés SUNT. Respublica Islamica Iraniae quinque captivos americanos commutat. Negotium a Bideno tractatur, praeterea, reffert pecunias quas reddit ex oleo no gelato. Biden Unitatem Universalem urget ut favet Ucrainae in Nationis Coniunctis. Praesidens lassitudinem belli ostendat, dum Zelensky Rus...
2023-09-2719 min
The InquiryIs work from home working?Working from home became the norm for millions of us around the globe during the Covid-19 pandemic, but now three years on some major employers are insisting on their employees returning to the office, for at least some part of the working week.The levels of working from home currently vary, depending on the country and its culture. The Netherlands are looking at legislation to allow employees the ability to work remotely, whilst in Japanese culture the preference for employees tends to be going into the office.
So how do we navigate a future where both business...
2023-08-2423 minTalking WorkWhich countries offer a ‘right to disconnect’?The pandemic provoked the governments of many countries to think seriously about the mental health of employees, particularly those working remotely – and the trend is continuing. In this episode, we talk to Stefano de Luca Tamajo from our Italian firm about a survey we have just completed on how disconnection rights are developing and what kind of rules are being put in place.
Discover our 'right to disconnect' map here.
If you’d like to contact Stefano de Luca Tamajo, click here for his details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius La...
2023-08-2306 minTalking WorkStijn Broecke on AI and the labour marketIn this episode, Stijn Broecke, a senior economist at the OECD who is leading their Future of Work initiative, talks about recent OECD findings on how artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape the world of work, what employers and employees think about this, and the structural changes a rapid wave of AI-driven automation may bring. Against a backdrop of rising inequalities, he considers that role that dialogue can play, alongside investment in skills, in smoothing the transition.
Discover our "AI and the world of work" series page here.
Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
2023-06-2318 minTalking WorkProfessor Wolfgang Lutz on low birth rates across the worldIn this episode, Professor Wolfgang Lutz founder of the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital and all-round expert on demographics, discusses with us the issue of low birthrate in various countries across the world and the possible impacts on the workplaces of the future.
Discover our "low birth rate" series page here.
Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leading legal alliance in employment law - www.iuslaboris.com
2023-04-1214 minTalking WorkChanges afoot in AustraliaAnti-discrimination law is changing in Australia, with a new positive duty on employers to ensure sex discrimination and harassment are eliminated in their workplaces. Sarah Clarke, partner in our Australian law firm explains what employers need to do to comply.
If you’d like to contact Sarah Clarke, click here for her details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leading legal alliance in employment law - www.iuslaboris.com
2023-03-2914 minTalking WorkInflation, indexation and the minimum wageInflation is on everyone’s minds these days and we’ve been thinking about how it impacts employees, particularly those on minimum wage. Emanuela Nespoli, partner in our Italian law firm and Alexander Ulrich, partner in our Germany law firm, have been discussing the issues.
Discover our Inflation, Wages and the Risk of a Wage-Price Spiral in 2023 report here.
If you’d like to contact Emanuela Nespoli, click here for her details, to contact Alexander Ulrich, click here for his details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Talking Work is a podcas...
2023-03-2207 minTalking WorkCorporate sustainability reporting – what do we need to do?ESG has become a key focus for lots of organisations around the world, but those in the EU will now need to keep up with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, which came into force in January this year. We asked two colleagues from EU countries (Italy and Ireland) to tell us all about it.
Discover New sustainability reporting in the EU here.
If you’d like to contact Joanna Mackey, click here for her details, to contact Diego Paciello, click here for his details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
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2023-03-1609 minTalking WorkGender pay: EU takes actionWith women in the EU paid only 84% of what men are paid, there is a lot of work for the EU to do on the gender pay gap. Will its recent Pay Transparency Directive do the job? In this episode, two of our lawyers discuss the issues. Have a listen
Discover our Gender Pay Gap Map here.
If you’d like to contact Rebecca Rule, click here for her details, to contact Gemma Taylor, click here for her details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Talking Work is a podcast by Iu...
2023-03-0813 minTalking WorkThe 8 drivers of changeWhat are the megatrends driving change to the workplace and what might their impact be? James Davies, partner in our UK law firm has been looking into these very questions and we chat to him about his insights in this episode.
Discover more about the 8 drivers of change here.
If you’d like to contact James Davies, click here for his details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leading legal alliance in employment law - www.iuslaboris.com
2023-02-1511 min
BEERG BytesBEERG Byte - Social Media and HRIn this first BEERG Byte of 2023 Tom Hayes chats with dr Burkard Göpfert of Kliemt.HR lawyers in Munich about the social media strategies should employers adopt when dealing with collective bargaining and other potentially contentious situations.
It is based on this article from Kliemt.HR/Ius Laboris: https://iuslaboris.com/insights/ten-top-tips-for-using-social-media-in-collective-bargaining-situations/
2023-01-1826 minTalking WorkLinking wages to inflationWhich countries have state mechanisms to index-link wages to inflation and if so, is that a good strategy? How likely is it to cause a wage-price spiral? We recently conducted a survey of 27 countries to find out and in this podcast, Deborah Ishihara interviews economist and staff writer at Ius Laboris, Susanna Gevorgyan, who explains all about it.
Discover more about Inflation, wages and the risk of a wage-price spiral in 2023 here.
If you’d like to contact Susanna Gevorgyan, click here for her details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
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2023-01-1606 minTalking WorkCrisis managementSo many employers across the world are dealing now with crises brought on by inflation, and energy and supply shortages. As we reel from one crisis to the next (pandemic, war, climate change, political instability) it really feels as if we are in ‘permacrisis’. At Ius Laboris, we have just completed a major international project looking at all the permutations of this for employers, including what kinds of temporary measures can be put in place to ease the burden and what the consequences of the current crises might be for the future. In this episode, we get some insights from...
2022-12-0619 minTalking WorkNew HR Healthchecker toolWe’ve just launched a tool to enable HR professionals to quickly check whether they have covered each area of compliance that they need to. It’s quick and easy to use and at the end you can download a report of the findings. Our lawyers explain more.
Discover our healthchecker tool here.
If you’d like to contact Hannah Price, click here for her details, to contact Markus Janko, click here for his details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leading legal...
2022-10-2009 minTalking WorkSetting up to work in the metaverseIf your company is thinking of setting up workspaces in the metaverse, what HR issues do you need to consider? We went into the metaverse the other day to record an episode of Talking Work about potential issues of discrimination based on avatar design. It’s our first foray into the challenges of working in virtual reality and we interviewed Tarun Tawakley, partner at our UK law firm, Lewis Silkin.
You can hear an audio version here and there is a link to YouTube version here.
Read the article of Tarun Tawakley here.
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2022-10-0614 minTalking WorkHow now for the gig economy?In this episode, we ask lawyers from France and the UK for an update on the law surrounding platform work. We look at recent case law and ask if there is any international consensus yet on how gig workers should be treated. We think about what steps platforms could take themselves to protect their workforce, even where this is not mandated by law and we also look at some new EU rules that will impact gig economy workers. Deborah Ishihara interviews Tarun Tawakley and Boris Muniz this time.
Discover our clear working conditions page here.
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2022-08-0818 minTalking WorkAvoiding ‘group think’ - How to be diverse and inclusiveHow can managers run meetings in a way that allows everyone’s voice to be heard? How can they create an environment in which people feel empowered to challenge others’ ideas, so as to get the best outcomes? We talk to a pensions lawyer intent on making boards of trustees as diverse and inclusive as possible about her ideas. Emily Rowley is a lawyer at our UK pensions firm, Sackers.
Discover our D&I monitoring survey here.
If you’d like to contact Emily Rowley, click here for her details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be fou...
2022-07-2710 min
Talking WorkThe low-down from New ZealandWe take a look in this episode at business in New Zealand and, in particular, businesses that are struggling to get back up and running smoothly after COVID. As with other places in the world, New Zealand’s travel and hospitality industries are at the sharp end of this and we talk to Scott Worthy from our New Zealand firm to find out what’s happening what businesses can do about it from an HR perspective.
Discover our macro-economics series page here.
If you’d like to contact Scott Worthy, click here for her details. Our ho...
2022-07-1109 minTalking WorkTrying to be balancedThe EU’s work/life balance directive comes into operation in August and so, in this episode, we take a look at what it says. We also think about gender disparity at home more generally and how this impacts the workplace. Our guests today are Sara Baldus from Denmark and Katarzyna Dobkowska from Poland.
Discover our Work/life Balance series page here.
Read more about the Time Off Work chapter of our Global Guide here.
If you’d like to contact Sara Baldus, click here for her details, and to contact Katarzyna Dobkowska, clic...
2022-06-1411 minTalking WorkEmployment issues for M&AsEvery business is ultimately about its people and M&As, spin-offs and carve-outs are no exception. But what employment and personal data issues need to be considered when handling a corporate transaction of this kind and what are the potential pitfalls? We asked two specialist employment lawyers to answer our questions.
Discover our M&A page here.
Go to Global Guide Restructuring and Data Privacy chapters.
If you’d like to contact Lee Nair, click here for her details, or Ben Favaro, click here for his details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be fo...
2022-05-2317 minTalking WorkESG in Hong Kong and APACIn this episode, Catherine Leung, partner in our Hong Kong law firm, talks to us about how environmental, social and governance issues are being handled by employers in Hong Kong and the APAC region. We find out what kind of initiatives are being taken and discuss also the impact of the pandemic on the way workplaces now operate.
Discover our ESG series page, here.
If you’d like to contact Catherine Leung, click here for her details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, th...
2022-04-0610 minTalking WorkCovid in Argentina - How the pandemic has impacted employmentFrom one of the longest lockdowns in the world, to strong protections against dismissals and layoffs, we hear from Verónica Puerta Basaldúa from our Argentinian law firm Funes de Rioja about how the pandemic has played out there and what the situation is now.
If you’d like to contact Verónica Puerta Basaldúa, click here for her details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leading legal alliance in employment law - www.iuslaboris.com
2022-03-2911 minTalking WorkHow is the pandemic shaping diversity & inclusion within workplaces?In this episode, lawyers from the UK, the US, Denmark and Hong Kong discuss some of the benefits of the new ways of working that have emerged from the pandemic, along with some of the challenges. For instance, is greater flexibility always a plus? What about the right to disconnect? And how has gender equality been affected and how have people with disabilities fared? Our panel discuss these issues and more.
Discover the Diversity series page here.
If you’d like to contact Lucy Lewis, click here for her details.
You can also con...
2022-03-2135 minTalking WorkEmployment law in Chile is set to changeChile is getting a new president and his views about how employment should look are very different from those of his predecessors. We talk to Marcela Salazar, partner in our Chilean law firm, to find out what’s likely to happen, as the new president takes office on 11 March.
If you’d like to contact Marcela Salazar, click here for her details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leading legal alliance in employment law - www.iuslaboris.com
2022-03-1614 minTalking WorkWomen in the workplace in IndiaHow does the law protect women in India and what is the legacy of #metoo? We ask Debjani Aich, partner at our Indian member firm Kochhar & Co., to come on the podcast to discuss these things and to tell us what her clients are doing to promote equality in their workplaces.
Discover the Diversity series page here.
Read more about the D&I monitoring survey here.
If you’d like to contact Debjani Aich, click here for her details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Talking Work is a po...
2022-03-0814 minTalking WorkRestructuring, M&As and moreBurkard Göpfert from our German law firm joins us today to talk about restructuring and focuses on some of the ways to avoid the pain of workforce reduction. We also look at the challenges for unions in representing remote workers and whether employers need to provide them with electronic means of contacting workers. Listen in for this and more.
Read more about the New Workplace, restructuring and labour relations here.
If you’d like to contact Burkard Göpfert, click here for his details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
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2022-02-2109 minTalking WorkMacro-economics and building resilienceHow can businesses build back after Covid in a way that enables them to deal with the large-scale challenges ahead? Burkard Göpfert from our German law firm gives us some insights. We ask him what environment sustainability means for the practice of HR and find out about rules in some countries that require businesses to check the ethics of their supply chains.
Read more about the Resilience report here.
If you’d like to contact Burkard Göpfert, click here for his details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
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2022-02-1010 minTalking WorkA hike in the minimum wage in Lithuania – plus other updatesIn this episode we are joined by Jovita Valatkaitė from our Lithuanian firm, to hear her update on what’s happening in Lithuania. She describes several issues to do with pay, including a hike in the minimum wage, reflecting inflationary pressures.
If you’d like to contact Jovita Valatkaitė, click here for her details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leading legal alliance in employment law - www.iuslaboris.com
2022-02-0707 minTalking WorkNew UK pensions rules that could help in the fight against climate changeThere are new rules in the UK that will affect what trustees of pension schemes invest in – and the rules could help in the fight against climate change. Trustees must now identify the climate risks of investment opportunities, provide metrics and state what they are doing publicly – opening their choices up to the scrutiny of stakeholders and activists. But the UK approach is not the only way to cut it and so in this episode, we also think about the nuances between an environmental, social and governance (ESG) approach to investment and investing on a purely ‘ethical’ basis. Ralph McClella...
2022-01-2720 minTalking WorkAn update from MexicoWhat are the key workplace issues in Mexico at the moment? David Puente Tostado from our Mexican law firm, Basham, Ringe y Correa tells us about teleworking rules, vaccination, collective bargaining and changes to the profit-sharing rules. On the international side, he talks about the two cases being brought against Mexico by the US for alleged failure to comply with the terms of the trade agreement between Mexico, the US and Canada, the USMCA.
Read more about the New Workplace here.
If you’d like to contact David Puente Tostado, click here for his details. Ou...
2022-01-2017 minTalking WorkComparing outcomes of government Covid responses: 2022 World Economic Forum ReportWhat economic and health measures introduced by governments in response to Covid-19 have been the most successful? Join this interview with Bettina Schaller, head of group public affairs in the Adecco Group, to examine what worked well for some countries and what didn’t work so well for others, based on a report co-authored by Ius Laboris and the Adecco Group for The World Economic Forum.
Read more about the 2022 World Economic Forum Report here.
If you’d like to contact Bettina Schaller, click here for her details. Our host, Sam Everatt, can be found here...
2022-01-1326 minTalking WorkThe 8 drivers of changeWhat are the forces driving changes to the employment landscape and how can we quantify and evaluate them? James Davies, partner at our UK law firm, has written a report identifying 8 drivers of change and 8 emerging themes. He’s also come up with some predictions about where we’re headed. Join us to hear his fascinating insights.
Read more about the 8 drivers here.
If you’d like to contact James Davies, click here for his details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leadin...
2022-01-0613 minTalking WorkReview of 2021Exactly what happened in 2021? We talk a look at the employment law trends from across the world with our guest, Marco Sideri, partner at our Italian law firm. We also think about how many of the changes are likely to last beyond the COVID era. Join us to find out.
Discover the Review of 2021 article here.
Read more about The New Workplace here.
If you’d like to contact Marco Sideri, click here for his details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius La...
2021-12-2010 minTalking WorkThe climate emergency and the world of workHow might climate change shape employment law and practice in future? We take a look at this weighty question today, with one of our most interesting thinkers, James Davies, from our UK law firm, Lewis Silkin. Join us to hear some fascinating insights.
Discover the Climate emergency, work and employment law article here.
If you’d like to contact James Davies, click here for his details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leading legal alliance in employment law - www.iuslaboris.com
2021-12-1708 minTalking WorkThe New WorkplaceWhat will the world of work look like once we start moving beyond Covid? For many people, it will have changed forever. In this episode we talk to Sophie Maes, of our Belgian law firm, Claeys & Engels about our major report into ‘The New Workplace’, covering all the issues that are top of mind for employers now, along with some that have been less-well explored so far in the media. The report includes information on vaccination and testing, working time, remote investigations, working from abroad and a few more.
Discover The New Workplace series page here.
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2021-12-0915 minTalking WorkHow to run an internal investigation in RussiaWe talk today to Anastasia Petrova about how employers should conduct internal investigations in Russia: what steps to take in advance, how to deal with data privacy issues and crucially, in these days of home working – how to conduct the investigation remotely.
Discover The New Workplace, investigations page here.
Find our Workplace Investigations series page here.
If you’d like to contact Anastasia Petrova, click here for his details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leading legal alliance in employment law...
2021-11-3012 min
Heart Of The Matter - A Podcast On Legal Developments From Around The WorldHong Kong Employment Law - COVID VaccinationsCatherine Leung joins me in this episode to talk about the conditions of employment regarding vaccinations and whether an employer can require employees to be vaccinated and whether they have the right to refuse to hire employees who aren't vaccinated. We also discuss the current travel restrictions in Hong Kong and how businesses are managing them.To find out more about employment law issues in Hong Kong relating to COVID 19, please visit https://www.lewissilkin.com/en/cmi/international/asia-pacific/hong-kongCatherine is a partner at Lewis Silkin and has been practicing law in Hong Kong...
2021-11-2916 minTalking WorkNew environmental remit for CSEs in FranceThe Social and Economic Committees, which are the employee representative bodies in France, now have a new remit to scrutinise the environmental implications of projects planned by employers. Arnaud Teissier, partner in our French firm, CAPSTAN Avocats, gives us the low down.
Find Arnaud Teissier’s article here.
Discover the article on sustainable corporate governance in the EU here.
If you’d like to contact Arnaud Teissier, click here for his details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leading legal alli...
2021-10-2607 minTalking WorkHow have the unions fared during COVID - and what of the future?The unions have faced some difficult challenges during COVID and in this episode we talk to David Hopper, partner in our UK law firm, Lewis Silkin, about how they have tried to meet them. We also think about future challenges: how to motivate young people to join; how to deal with technological advancements and how to stay relevant when other, newer, pressure groups start moving into their space…
Find our survey on union activity here.
Discover our article on French CSE obligations on environment here.
If you’d like to contact David Hopper, clic...
2021-10-1910 minTalking WorkWhat headcount can tell you about your obligationsIn this episode, Alexander Ulrich of our German firm, Kliemt HR Lawyers, explains all about our new digital tool, which enables employers to find what legal obligations they have based on their employee headcount. It turns out that headcount matters for lots of reasons: health & safety, trade unions and redundancies, for example. You can choose any of 30+ countries, tell the system how many employees you have - and it will tell you what you are required by to do law. Alexander sets out the details.
Find our new digital tool on employer obligation here.
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2021-10-1311 minTalking WorkIsolation at home and how to disconnect from workCOVID-19 has also taken a toll on the mental health of many employees. While some people are dealing with feelings of isolation when working from home, others can find it hard to switch off from work. In this episode, we discuss these twin issues with the Italian Chair of our international Expert Group on health and safety, Stefano de Luca Tamajo.
If you’d like to contact Stefano de Luca Tamajo, click here for his details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
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2021-10-0807 minTalking WorkWhat the German Federal elections could mean for employment lawThe 6 main parties taking part in the German Federal elections have set out their ideas and in this episode, we take a look at their plans for employment. Till Heimann from our German law firm, Kliemt HR Lawyers, joins us to explain what they each envisage.
If you would like to contact Till Heimann, click here for her details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Read Till Heimann's article on our website here.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the l...
2021-09-2112 minTalking WorkLGBTQ+ rights at work in the USUS attorney Dawn Siler-Nixon talks to us about how the new US administration is putting a big focus on the rights of LGBTQ+ people at work. According to Executive Orders issued by President Biden: ‘Every person should be treated with respect and dignity and should be able to live without fear, no matter who they are or whom they love.’ We look at what federal agencies are now required to do and what private employers also need to think about.
If you would like to contact Dawn Siler-Nixon, click here for her details. Our host...
2021-09-1613 minTalking WorkIncreasing the diversity of your workforceIf you can’t measure it, how can you improve it?
If you want to increase the diversity of your workforce, you first need to know if you are allowed by law to ask your employees diversity questions. In some countries you can, but in others you can’t. In this episode we ask Ben Favaro, data privacy specialist from our UK law firm, Lewis Silkin, about the results of our international survey into diversity and inclusion monitoring and what it all means for employers.
If you would like to contact Benjamin Fava...
2021-09-1011 minTalking WorkHow to conduct an internal investigation: tips for HRWe invited Karen Baxter from our UK firm, Lewis Silkin, and Síobhra Rush from our Irish firm, Lewis Silkin Ireland, to discuss internal investigations and the new EU Whistleblowing Directive that comes into effect in December. Karen takes us through a scenario in which an employee is accused of sexual harassment by another employer and shares tips on how to avoid any pitfalls, while Síobhra sets out for us the main changes to the whistleblowing regime in Europe.
If you would like to contact Karen Baxter, click here for her details. You can reach out to Síobhr...
2021-09-0222 minTalking WorkWorking from home in PortugalHaving worked remotely during the pandemic and traveled a little during the holiday season, many people are starting to wonder what it would be like to work abroad on a more permanent basis – particularly in a sunny country. We invited Inês Reis, partner at our Portuguese member firm pbbr, to tell us about relocating to work from home in Portugal.
If you would like to contact Inês Reis, click here for her details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
Read our Working from Home Abroad Report h...
2021-08-2711 minTalking Work#stayonboard: a push for a better work-life balance for board members in GermanyBoard members in Germany cannot currently suspend their mandate temporarily in case of pregnancy, sickness or to care of a sick family member. However, this is about to change as a result of the initiative #stayonboard.
Joining us is Jessica Jacobi, partner at our German firm Kliemt HR Lawyers and one of the initiators of #stayonboard, along with one of her co-activists Tobias de Raet, a corporate/M&A partner at Linden Partners. We discussed the new law, its impact on companies and why they first decided to start the #stayonboard initiative.
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2021-07-1316 minTalking WorkTransgender employees and women in the workplace in IndiaPride Month is coming to a close, but we still have more to discuss about LGBTQ+ equality at work...
We invited Debjani Aich, partner at our Indian member firm Kochhar & Co., to tell us about equality in terms of transgender rights, as Indian law now protects the 'Third Gender'. We also discuss the impact of #metoo in India and what India has been doing in relation, for example, to the gender pay gap.
Find out more about the protection of the Third Gender in India here.
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2021-06-3019 minTalking WorkThe future of pensions lawAs life expectancy increases, governments are starting to redesign pensions for the future. So, will people need to work for longer and will governments require employers to provide pensions for employees?
In this episode, Corine Hoekstra, senior associate at our Dutch pensions firm Blom Veugelers Zuiderman Advocaten, joins us to talk about pensions law reform and also how a planned new Dutch pensions law will impact business.
If you would like to contact Corine Hoekstra click here for her details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara, can be found here.
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2021-06-2218 minTalking WorkLegal tech in employment lawWhat are the biggest misconceptions lawyers have about legal tech? What key trends are we seeing right now? Martin Kammandel, legal tech engineer at Kliemt.HR, breaks down these questions and talks about some of the projects his team has been working on.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leading legal alliance in employment law - www.iuslaboris.com
2021-06-1509 minTalking WorkThe gig economy and casual workers in AustraliaAs discussed previously in this podcast, there is an ongoing debate around the world as to whether gig workers should be classified as employees or self-employed. Recently, in Australia, the court in a case involving Deliveroo held that delivery workers class as employees. We invited Claire Brattey, special counsel at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, to tell us more about this and its possible impact and also to talk to us about the way casual workers are supported in Australia.
If you would like to contact Claire Brattey click here for her details. Our host, Deborah Ishihara...
2021-06-0814 minTalking WorkWorking from home – from abroadRemote working is here to stay but what happens if an employee wants to work from abroad? It turns out this raises all sorts of questions about immigration, employment law in the new country, health & safety, social security, tax and other compliance issues. We invited Sophie Maes, partner of Claeys & Engels to talk to us about all of these and more.
Our Working from Abroad survey is now live on the website. This sets out which rules apply when someone works from any one of 25+ countries. Make sure to check it out here.
2021-06-0218 minTalking WorkHR for international companies operating in FranceWe invited Pascal Lagoutte, partner in our French firm, CAPSTAN Avocats, and chairman of the Ius Laboris alliance, to talk to us about managing operations in France from an HR perspective. We discuss what to look out for in French employment law, including some things that foreign companies might find surprising about running a business in France. Pascal also gives us his view on what distinguishes Ius Laboris as an alliance and highlights that we have been working together now for 20 years, serving our clients in one big team, across the world.
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2021-05-2719 minTalking WorkSetting up to work at home for the long termWhen lockdowns started happening in different countries around the world last year, remote working was treated as an emergency measure. But now employers are having to work out how to set it up for the longer term – and that raises a whole raft of issues that need proper thought, such as health and safety, mental wellbeing, the right for employees disconnect, cybersecurity, how to monitor time spent working, work performance and more. There is a new remote working Act in Spain and so we head there (remotely) for this episode to talk to Iñigo Sagardoy, chairman of our Spa...
2021-05-1112 minTalking WorkWill we all be gig economy workers in the future? | Labour Day SpecialAfter one year of transformation of the workplace under COVID-19, this is a very different Labour Day and atypical work patterns are in the spotlight. In this episode, we take a look at the gig economy, with Román Gil, partner at our Spanish law firm Sagardoy Abogados. Román explains the difference between employees and independent contractors and why this matters, and looks at what courts around the world are saying about the rights of those engaged in platform work. He also shares his predictions as to how the gig economy will develop in the future.
If you...
2021-05-0114 minTalking WorkWhat does innovation mean for in-house legal teams?How are lawyers embracing new ways of thinking and working? And how is innovation improving the way legal services are delivered?
Fatima Hussain, an experienced in-house counsel in the automotive sector in Germany, and Sam Everatt, Director of Ius Laboris, talk about what innovation can look like for in-house legal teams.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leading legal alliance in employment law - www.iuslaboris.com
2021-04-1412 minTalking WorkVaccination in Israel and the road aheadIsrael has been quicker than any other country in the world to vaccinate its population and this has taken Israelis from lockdown to the road to freedom in just a few weeks. We caught up with Orly Gerbi, partner in our Israeli firm Herzog Fox & Neeman, to tell us how things are changing in Israel: whether people are going back to the office yet; whether employers are asking for proof of vaccination; what 'green status' is all about – and crucially, how people are feeling now they begin to glimpse the road ahead.
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2021-04-0114 minTalking WorkUS employment law changes to look out for in 2021There are many ways in which the new Biden Administration is making waves and employment law is definitely among them. So we caught up with Aaron Zandy, attorney in our US law firm FordHarrison for a heads-up on what’s happening now, what the new Administration would like to happen and how likely it is they will fulfil their ambitions.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leading legal alliance in employment law - www.iuslaboris.com
2021-03-2316 minTalking WorkState support: the new normal?With the shock waves of the coronavirus pandemic likely to fracture economies and livelihoods for some time to come, will workers expect continued help from the state and will this change our expectations about the role of governments? We ask James Davies, partner at our UK firm, Lewis Silkin, for his views.
You can read more about what James has written on this topic here. You can also download The Word 2021 report for more insights into the future of work in a post-pandemic world.
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2021-03-1611 minTalking WorkWomen in the workplace - challenges and ideas from DenmarkTo chime with International Women’s Day on 8 March, we have taken a look at gender issues in the workplace, with Denmark as our focus. We invited Rikke Falk Dambo, a partner in our Danish firm, Norrbom Vinding, to talk to us about the debate currently raging over #metoo, along with some interesting initiatives to encourage equality in a way that integrates parental and caring duties and embeds the idea from an early age that women can expect equal opportunities with men. And much more.
The issues around diversity that face wider society are all too apparent in...
2021-03-0811 minTalking WorkMental health at work in the APAC region | The Word 2021 SpecialTo chime with the launch of our flagship publication “The Word 2021: Forces for Change”, we prepared some special podcasts on key themes related to the future of work.
We invited Kathryn Weaver, partner in Lewis Silkin Hong Kong, to discuss how mental health is protected in APAC workplaces and compare to different countries around the world. Kathryn also gives tips on what employers can do to provide a healthy environment for employees to work in.
If you would like to contact Kathryn Weaver, click here for her details. You can al...
2021-03-0209 minTalking WorkThe role of unions during and after COVID-19 | The Word 2021 SpecialPairing with the launch of our flagship publication “The Word: Forces for Change”, we prepared some special episodes on key themes related to the future of work.
To start with, we invited Chris Engels, former chair of our alliance and founding partner of Claeys & Engels, Ius Laboris Belgium, to have a chat about his article in The Word 2021: the transformation of the role of the unions during COVID-19. In this very insightful episode, Chris also shares his views on how the divide between employed and self-employed workers could be navigated in future.
2021-02-2516 minTalking WorkWhat employers need to know about the new EU Whistleblower DirectiveWith the EU Whistleblowers Directive coming into force at the end of 2021, investigations are becoming of more concern of employers. Janusz Tomczak, partner at our Polish member Raczkowski and chair of our new Expert Group on Internal Investigations, provides details of the Directive and its likely impact on employers. He also explains how to conduct an internal investigation while safeguarding employees’ confidentiality and avoiding the most common pitfalls.
If you would like to contact Janusz Tomczak, click here for his details.
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2021-02-1811 minTalking WorkEverything from COVID-19 vaccination to remote workingCOVID-19 continues to pose new questions for employers, and some of those relate to testing, vaccination, health and safety for longer-term, remote working and work-life balance. Stefano de Luca Tamajo, partner at our Italian firm Toffoletto de Luca Tamajo, and chair of our expert group on health & safety, joins us to talk about all those topics and more.
Download 'COVID-19: How and where to work', the latest issue of our guide to the pandemic for international employers.
If you would like to contact Stefano de Luca Tamajo, click here...
2021-02-1608 minTalking WorkPost-Brexit immigration rulesThe end of the Brexit transition period has brought with it many changes to the immigration rules that operate between the UK and the EU. We invited Sophie Maes, partner at our Belgian firm Claeys & Engels, and Naomi Hanrahan-Soar, managing associate at the UK firm Lewis Silkin, to tell us about the changes from both sides of the channel.
For more Brexit-related information, keep an eye on our Brexit page and don’t forget to download our guide covering immigration rules in the post-Brexit scenario.
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2021-02-0222 minTalking WorkExecutive pay in the time of COVID-19Executive pay is coming under increasing pressure as a result of COVID-19 and so we have recently conducted some research covering 15 countries into the rules and norms around it. Jan Van Gysegem, partner at our Belgian firm Claeys & Engels joins us today to talk us through the results.
Check out our research on Executive Pay by accessing this link.
If you would like to contact Jan Van Gysegem, click here for his details.
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2021-01-2819 minTalking WorkEmployment law post Brexit: what changes are afoot?This year has begun with a bang in the UK, with the country having left the European Union on 31 December 2020. But what are the implications for UK employment law? Will it track EU law or diverge, morphing into a new and different post-Brexit regime? James Davies, partner at our UK firm Lewis Silkin, lets us have his views.
For more Brexit-related information, keep an eye on our Brexit page and don’t forget to download our guide covering immigration rules in the post-Brexit scenario.
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2021-01-1310 minTalking WorkCreating incentives: variable pay plans across the worldVariable pay plans are increasingly popular worldwide as ways of attracting and retaining talent. So today we look at some of the key things to think about when setting one up -including trickier aspects, such as whether employers can ‘clawback’ pay if an employee fails to deliver. Emanuela Nespoli, partner of our Italian member firm, Toffoletto de Luca Tamajo tells us all about it.
Check out Emanuela’s article on variable pay, plus a comparison table covering the rules in 24 countries here.
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2020-12-0807 minTalking WorkIf the Privacy Shield is dead – what next for the transfer of data?The transfer of personal data across national borders is crucial for the functioning of many businesses. In this episode, we interview Inger Verhelst, of Belgian firm Claeys & Engels and explore the implications of the recent EU data privacy case that invalidated the so-called 'Privacy Shield' by which personal data used to be sent from Europe to the US. We also look at what should happen to the email account of someone who has left an organisation and we think about what employers can and cannot do when it comes to health checking employees returning to the office in the time...
2020-12-0119 minTalking WorkThe German law to let you work from anywhereIn this episode, we talk about a proposal for a new law in Germany to support 'mobile working' - in other words, allowing employees to work from home or anywhere else. We speak to Alexander Ulrich, partner in our German firm, Kliemt HR Lawyers, about how the law might operate and what the challenges and pitfalls could be.
If you want to contact Alexander Ulrich, click here to see his details.
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2020-11-2413 minTalking WorkHow might a Biden presidency impact employment law?Trump and Biden are politically poles apart and so it is a fair assumption that changes to employment law will be made by the new Biden administration. But what specifically might they do? We invited Maria Tavano, attorney in our US member firm FordHarrison, to tell us what sort of changes she anticipates over the coming months.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leading legal alliance in employment law - www.iuslaboris.com
2020-11-1610 minTalking WorkHow positive is the law? Positive discrimination in the workplaceAs eliminating racial inequality in the workplace becomes a goal for more and more forward-thinking companies, we take a detailed look at the issue of 'positive discrimination' in this podcast.
We talk to José Carlos Wahle, partner in our member in Brazil Veirano Advogados about a Brazilian company that recently offered traineeships only to black applicants and is now being prosecuted for unlawful discrimination. We ask how likely the case is to succeed. We also talk to Lucy Lewis, partner in our UK firm, Lewis Silkin, as she sets out 5 key points employers should consider before taking a...
2020-10-2911 minTalking WorkHow virtual reality will change the way we workIn this episode, we interviewed Frank Steinicke, Professor of Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Hamburg, to find out how immersive technology will affect how we work now and in the future – and most importantly – how to prepare for this new reality.
Frank will speak more about the impact of AI and virtual reality in the workplace at our Legal HR Summit on the 4-5 November. Register here: www.legalhrsummit.com
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leading legal alliance in employment law - www.iuslaboris.com
2020-10-2012 minTalking WorkCOVID-19 and its impact on employment in the USFor this episode, we invited Jeff Mokotoff, partner in our US law firm FordHarrison, to talk about how COVID-19 is impacting employment in the US. Jeff tells us what is happening now, with layoffs and restructuring featuring heavily. He and also gives us his predictions about future employment litigation, based on working hours, discrimination and more.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leading legal alliance in employment law - www.iuslaboris.com
2020-10-1415 minTalking WorkHow to encourage good mental health at workTo chime with World Mental Health Day on 10 October, we invited Yvonne Frederiksen, partner in Ius Laboris Danish firm Norrbom Vinding, to discuss just how ‘healthy’ the law on mental health is in different countries around the world and how to support good mental health practices at work. Yvonne also shares some great ideas on how to encourage neurodiversity at work. Check out this very healthy episode of Talking Work.
If you want to know more about this topic, take a look at our latest publication called ‘Mental Health at Work’.
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2020-10-0613 minTalking WorkNew rules on sending workers to EU countries come into forceThe Revised Posted Workers' Directive and what employers need to know now.
Sophie Maes, partner in Belgian firm Claeys & Engels, talks to Deborah Ishihara about the revised rules for temporary secondees coming to work in EU member states. We find out what the new rules cover and also think about the patchwork of different countries, some having implemented the directive on time (30 July 2020), some with draft law in the pipeline and others that have not yet started the process. Sophie advises how employers should handle these disparities and also sets out the main points...
2020-09-2915 minTalking WorkData and privacy: how COVID-19 is rewriting the rulebookTemperature checking, thermal imaging and more – how is the tension between data & privacy and data sharing and usage in the public interest playing out in the time of COVID-19?
We are joined by Alex Milner-Smith, Co-Head of the Data & Privacy Group at our Ius Laboris UK firm, Lewis Silkin, to discuss how past data protection norms are being pulled out of shape by the pandemic. We also take a practical look at how to undertake a data privacy impact assessment and Alex provides his checklist of issues for employers to focus on from a privacy p...
2020-09-2225 minTalking WorkIs China fully back to work now?We have invited Tracy Zhu, counsel at Ius Laboris China, (Fangda Partners), to explain how things are panning out in China post-COVID. We talked with Tracy about the impact of the pandemic on how companies operate, and what level of optimism currently exists in China about the future of its economy.
Find out more about how employers in 49 countries are managing the gradual return to work in our new international Back to Work Guide: https://theword.iuslaboris.com/hrlaw/coronavirus
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2020-09-1610 min
Talking WorkWorking from home in the time of COVID-19The coronavirus pandemic has had a significant impact on the world of work. For the inaugural episode of Talking Work, we invited Jenny Hellberg to talk to us about the legal aspect of working from home in the time of COVID-19. Jenny is a partner at the Ius Laboris member firm for Sweden, Elmzell. In this episode, she talks about Sweden, but also more generally about the questions she and her international colleagues are being asked worldwide.
Talking Work is a podcast by Ius Laboris, the leading legal alliance in employment law - www.iuslaboris.com
2020-09-1017 min