“Curiosity killed the cat” is a proverb “used to warn of the dangers of unnecessary investigation or experimentation” (Wikipedia) or is an idiom “said to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something” (Cambridge...more
5/8/2025
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Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Officers ,
Criminal Liability ,
Due Diligence ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
International Labor Laws ,
Penalties ,
Risk Management ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety
In light of recent legislative changes in the United Kingdom, from 26 October 2024, UK employers have a new duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of workers in the course of their employment....more
11/19/2024
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Corporate Culture ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Health and Safety ,
Hostile Environment ,
International Labor Laws ,
Risk Management ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK
In our recent International Employment Lawyer article, we reviewed the global transformation of workplace sexual harassment prevention laws and touched on the challenges that multinational corporations are facing as a result....more
The last several months have seen rapid changes in the employment and workplace health and safety space. With such dynamic movement, and then lots of commentary on each of these changes, it’s easy to view all these changes as...more
In our previous post celebrating the firm’s decade in Australia, our partners shared their insights into the most significant changes in employment and safety law that have affected leading employers. This post further...more
Seyfarth just celebrated ten years of service to leading employers in Australia. To mark the occasion, we invited some of our partners to share insights on the evolution of employment, industrial relations and workplace...more
If it’s not already happening, Board room agendas will be making room for yet another compliance program.
We’ve said it before and it’s worth repeating: the bolstering of anti-sexual harassment laws will see workplaces...more
9/26/2023
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Australia ,
Board of Directors ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Workplace Gender Equality Act ,
Workplace Safety
It is widely proclaimed that we are in the midst of the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” (4IR). The leaps and bounds that are being made daily in information technology and biotechnology signal the end of homo sapiens or...more