Podcasts by Talking Work

The Ageing Workforce from 2023-12-12T14:09:17

The 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 ...

What if outsourcing were banned? from 2023-10-20T12:38:28

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 id...

Which countries offer a ‘right to disconnect’? from 2023-08-23T10:31:36

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 episod...

Stijn Broecke on AI and the labour market from 2023-06-23T08:20:23

In 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 res...

Professor Wolfgang Lutz on low birth rates across the world from 2023-04-12T15:40:53

In 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 birth...

Changes afoot in Australia from 2023-03-29T12:37:34

Anti-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 o...

Inflation, indexation and the minimum wage from 2023-03-22T15:55:15

Inflation 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 Alex...

Corporate sustainability reporting – what do we need to do? from 2023-03-16T11:17:56

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 i...

Gender pay: EU takes action from 2023-03-08T08:52:28

With 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, tw...

ESG in Hong Kong and APAC from 2022-04-06T10:31:54

In 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 re...

Covid in Argentina - How the pandemic has impacted employment from 2022-03-29T08:18:48

From 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...

How is the pandemic shaping diversity & inclusion within workplaces? from 2022-03-21T14:41:29

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...

Employment law in Chile is set to change from 2022-03-16T10:12:26

Chile 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...

Women in the workplace in India from 2022-03-08T08:02:58

How 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...

Restructuring, M&As and more from 2022-02-21T10:57:35

Burkard 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 u...

Macro-economics and building resilience from 2022-02-10T13:48:21

How 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 wh...

A hike in the minimum wage in Lithuania – plus other updates from 2022-02-07T08:50:17

In 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...

New UK pensions rules that could help in the fight against climate change from 2022-01-27T15:54:14

There 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 ident...

An update from Mexico from 2022-01-20T10:28:11

What are the key workplace issues in Mexico at the moment? David Puente Tostada from our Mexican law firm, Basham, Ringe y Correa tells us about teleworking rules, vaccination, collective bargai...

Comparing outcomes of government Covid responses: 2022 World Economic Forum Report from 2022-01-13T09:19:11

What 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 publi...

The 8 drivers of change from 2022-01-06T09:07:38

What 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...

Review of 2021 from 2021-12-20T09:52:50

Exactly 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 th...

The climate emergency and the world of work from 2021-12-17T15:07:40

How 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...

The New Workplace from 2021-12-09T15:07:27

What 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 &a...

How to run an internal investigation in Russia from 2021-11-30T11:40:11

We 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 the...

New environmental remit for CSEs in France from 2021-10-26T14:10:42

The 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. Ar...

How have the unions fared during COVID - and what of the future? from 2021-10-19T07:00

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 als...

What headcount can tell you about your obligations from 2021-10-13T07:06:09

In 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 ...

Isolation at home and how to disconnect from work from 2021-10-08T08:35:55

COVID-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...

What the German Federal elections could mean for employment law from 2021-09-21T12:22:02

The 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, ...

LGBTQ+ rights at work in the US from 2021-09-16T05:12:17

US 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 Bide...

Increasing the diversity of your workforce from 2021-09-10T07:56:47

If 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 d...

How to conduct an internal investigation: tips for HR from 2021-09-02T06:00

We 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 Whistleblowin...

Working from home in Portugal from 2021-08-27T12:56:22

Having 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 – pa...

#stayonboard: a push for a better work-life balance for board members in Germany from 2021-07-13T16:03:20

Board 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 res...

Transgender employees and women in the workplace in India from 2021-06-30T08:58:30

Pride 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 ...

The future of pensions law from 2021-06-22T10:21:07

As life expectancy increases, governments are starting to redesign pensions for the future. So, will people need to work for longer and will governments require employer...

Legal tech in employment law from 2021-06-15T14:22:10

What 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 ta...

The gig economy and casual workers in Australia from 2021-06-08T05:00

As 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 Aus...

Working from home – from abroad from 2021-06-02T07:00

Remote 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, he...

HR for international companies operating in France from 2021-05-27T14:15:31

We 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 perspect...

Setting up to work at home for the long term from 2021-05-11T04:00

When 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 ...

Will we all be gig economy workers in future? | Labour Day Special from 2021-05-01T07:00

After 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...

Will we all be gig economy workers in the future? | Labour Day Special from 2021-05-01T05:00

After 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...

What does innovation mean for in-house legal teams? from 2021-04-14T12:28:50

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 ...

Vaccination in Israel and the road ahead from 2021-04-01T07:39:29

Israel 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 Listen

US employment law changes to look out for in 2021 from 2021-03-23T11:05:31

There are many ways in which the new Biden Administration is making waves and employment law is definitely among them. So we caught up with Listen

State support: the new normal? from 2021-03-16T12:40:59

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 ex...

Women in the workplace - challenges and ideas from Denmark from 2021-03-08T11:27:29

To 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 Listen

Mental health at work in the APAC region | The Word 2021 Special from 2021-03-02T11:34:02

To 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 invi...

The role of unions during and after COVID-19 | The Word 2021 Special from 2021-02-25T16:10:54

Pairing 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...

What employers need to know about the new EU Whistleblower Directive from 2021-02-18T15:47:09

With 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 c...

Everything from COVID-19 vaccination to remote working from 2021-02-16T08:28:56

COVID-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...

Post-Brexit immigration rules from 2021-02-02T08:27:24

The 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...

Executive pay in the time of COVID-19 from 2021-01-28T11:44:18

Executive 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 Gysege...

Employment law post Brexit: what changes are afoot? from 2021-01-13T10:26:22

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 diver...

Creating incentives: variable pay plans across the world from 2020-12-08T09:46:57

Variable 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 trickie...

If the Privacy Shield is dead – what next for the transfer of data? from 2020-12-01T15:48:46

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 an...

The German law to let you work from anywhere from 2020-11-24T08:29:55

In 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 Ulri...

How might a Biden presidency impact employment law? from 2020-11-16T13:01:31

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...

How positive is the law? Positive discrimination in the workplace from 2020-10-29T09:33:58

As 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.<...

How virtual reality will change the way we work from 2020-10-20T09:33:46

In 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...

COVID-19 and its impact on employment in the US from 2020-10-14T14:39:14

For 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 layof...

How to encourage good mental health at work from 2020-10-06T08:34:30

To 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 ...

New rules on sending workers to EU countries come into force from 2020-09-29T08:41:48

The 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 revise...

Data and privacy: how COVID-19 is rewriting the rulebook from 2020-09-22T05:00

Temperature 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-1...

Is China fully back to work now? from 2020-09-16T09:40:48

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 pand...

Working from home in the time of COVID-19 from 2020-09-10T12:42:48

The 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 ...