One of the most thought-provoking discussions at the recent International Employment Lawyer (IEL) Global Summit in New York was Two Worlds of Work: Global Trends vs US Direction of Travel, a session that explored an increasingly pressing challenge for multinational organisations – how to maintain a coherent workforce strategy when employment laws are moving in very different directions across the world.
The panel session was chaired by Miriam Lampert, Partner and brought together perspectives from Kathleen McAchran (Sonos), Joanna Chen (TikTok) and Employment Partners from Brazil, UAE and India – Patricia Barboza, Luke Tapp and Apeksha Mattoo.
Here are our three key takeaways from the session:
1. The compliance gap between jurisdictions is widening
It is no secret that the US has traditionally approached employment regulation differently to much of the rest of the world, but that gap is becoming increasingly stark. Around the globe, we’re seeing a wave of new regulation, covering greater transparency obligations, stronger worker protections and more scrutiny of employer decision-making. Meanwhile, much of the US appears to be swimming against that tide, continuing to chart a distinctly employer-friendly course.
That obviously creates huge challenges for global businesses, and particularly for HR and in-house employment lawyers, who are being tasked by leadership with rolling out global policies and taking standardised approaches to employee-related issues across their...
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