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The Implementation of the Swiss Popular Initiative "Stop Mass Immigration" within the Swiss Federal Railways SBB

On February 9th, 2014, the Swiss citizens voted in favour of the Swiss federal popular initiative “Stop Mass Immigration” launched by the national conservative Swiss People’s Party (SVP) by a...Read more
Isabelle Sob
Legal Counsel, Swiss Federal Railways SBB, Switzerland
The Necessary Evolution of Diversity & Inclusion:
The Three “Rs” (Recognition, Relationships and Respect for all) Critical to Building a Truly Inclusive Workplace

Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) is top of mind for every forward-thinking organization. Yet, despite their best intentions and efforts, organizations continue to struggle to build truly inclusive workplaces – where...Read more

Lauren Zajac
Chief Legal Officer, Globoforce, USA
“At-Will” Employment: Is It As Easy To Sack A U.S. Employee As You’ve Heard?

You’ve been assigned responsibility for, among other things, managing employment law issues for your company’s U.S. operations. Your contacts in the U.S. have attempted to alleviate your anxiety...Read more

Mark Solon
Managing Director & Solicitor, Wilmington, UK
Leading Successful Change – Creating an Enterprise Agreement and Employment Platform for the Future
The global economy and society are facing into an unprecedented transformation. Digitisation, robotics, engineering and demography are all disrupting traditional modes of social, work and business interactions. To be successful,...Read more

Michael Johnston
Group Head of Employee Relations & Special Counsel , Westpac Banking Corporation , Australia
Countering Bias in Expert HR Systems: A Procurement Guide for In-House Counsel

People analytics – the focusing of so-called big data on human resources – is a tool for finding those factors that correlate with workplace success. Done right, people analytics can...Read more

Steven Sheinberg
General Counsel and SVP, Privacy and Security, Adl, USA
The Pros and Cons of Hiring Independent Contractors in an
Era of Regulatory Change

In today’s work-life balance driven culture, modern companies know that attracting great talent means embracing a variety of work styles and employment relationships. Along with that understanding is the knowledge...Read more

Katharine Dunn
General Counsel, Rising Medical Solutions, LLC, USA
Essential Strategies to Maximize the Value of eDiscovery Engagements
Corporate legal departments face growing challenges on multiple fronts – mounting domestic and global regulations, compliance concerns, information privacy and security matters, escalating litigation costs. When it comes to litigation,...Read more

Charles Volkert
Senior District President, Robert Half Legal, USA
Getting Foreign Personnel to Comply, While Respecting Cultural Differences and Allowing Some Level of Operational Independence
Multinational companies often struggle with what is the appropriate level of diligence and oversight to apply to their foreign subsidiaries, particularly those foreign subsidiaries in underdeveloped nations, or in regions...Read more

Sarah Peter
Senior Corporate Director Ethics and Anti-Corruption and Corporate Compliance Attorney, Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, USA
Employing Strategic Immigration Practices to Leverage U.S. Immigration Regulation & Policy to Gain Competitive Advantage in the 21st Century Age of Technology
Immigration law is one of the most dynamic and complex segments of U.S. jurisprudence. Not only does one have to traverse through the web of executive agencies to determine how...Read more

Blair Wheat
General Counsel, LHP Engineering Solutions, USA
GCs and HRDs in Employment Law
The tools available to GCs in managing the contracts in any organisation are now well developed. From supply chain certification to distributed document automation, the software tools to collapse legal...Read more

David Johnston
CEO, Ned, UK