?On July 18, the U.K. government published a policy paper titled “Establishing a pro-innovation approach to regulating AI” (the “Paper”). Instead of giving responsibility for AI governance to a central national regulatory body,... Read more »
?Employees in the Netherlands would gain greater legal support for working from home under legislation expected to become law. The “Work Where You Want” proposal, which the Dutch House of Representatives approved... Read more »
?On May 4, the German Conference of the Federal and State Data Protection Authorities (DSK) published a call for an Employee Data Protection Act. As a reminder, in Germany, data protection is... Read more »
After a decade-long stagnation, the European Parliament and member states’ negotiators agreed on a bill to increase the proportion of women on corporate boards. Germany, like many other European countries, started down... Read more »
?With menopause cases reaching U.K. Employment Tribunals at a record rate, there had been speculation about whether the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010) could be amended to include specific protection for menopause.... Read more »
?The concept of “local legal employer” or “employer of record,” which enables companies to access talent in other countries, has burst onto the scene in Spain as a new form of hiring... Read more »
?Reflecting a growing global trend, recent surveys of U.K. workers approaching retirement age indicate that a majority are considering continuing with part-time work instead of retiring. An Abrdn survey of 2,000 U.K.... Read more »
?Germany’s so-called Confirmation Act obliges employers to hand out to their employees a written confirmation of the essential contractual terms and conditions. Directive No. 2019/1152 of the European Union on transparent and... Read more »
Law No. 32 of April 7, 2022, entitled “Delegations to the Government for the support and enhancement of the family,” was published in Italy’s Official Gazette. Over the next 12 to 24 months, a... Read more »
?The United States and the European Commission (EC) have agreed in principle to a new protocol—the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework—that would make it easier for companies to transfer personal information, including employee... Read more »
