In this episode of OPEN Talks, our diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) podcast series, Louise Fernandes-Owen, Global PSL for the Employment & Benefits Group, interviews Amita Haylock, Partner in Mayer Brown’s Asia IP and TMT Group, about Mayer Brown’s collaboration with Women in Law Hong Kong: the Everyday Behaviour Project. This episode is intended to contribute to the continuing discussions around DEI and will be of interest to HR and DEI professionals and in house counsel. Captions are available on YouTube. Recorded 6 October 2023 ..read more

In this episode of OPEN Talks, our diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) podcast series, Louise Fernandes-Owen, Global PSL for the Employment & Benefits Group, interviews Pensions partner, Jay Doraisamy, Employment partner, Christopher Fisher and Pensions professional support lawyer, Katherine Carter about the new Pensions Regulator's Guidance on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. This episode is intended to contribute to the continuing discussions around DEI and will be of interest to HR and DEI professionals, in house counsel and pension trustees ..read more

In this episode, host Louise Fernandes-Owen, Global Professional Support Lawyer, interviews partners from the Employment & Benefits Group, Christopher Fisher and Miriam Bruce, about what 2023 may have in store for employers specifically in relation to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) – with a focus on the UK landscape. They discuss four DEI areas that were particularly prominent during 2022 and will remain issues for employers to consider over the coming year: pay gap reporting, positive action, workplace investigations and culture reviews, and artificial intelligence ..read more

In this episode, host Chris Fisher interviews Nikki Lees, People Director, Inclusion & Wellbeing at QBE, about QBE's strategy and approach to diversity, inclusion and wellbeing.  This episode is intended to contribute to the continuing discussions around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and will be of interest to HR and DEI professionals and in house counsel ..read more

In this episode of the Mayer Brown employment podcast, head of the London Employment Group, Chris Fisher, looks at a case where a client was unable to claim legal privilege over the original version of an investigation report, despite having sent it to their external lawyers for advice before it was issued to the employee: the case of University of Dundee v. Chakraborty.   ..read more

In our special DE&I podcast series, OPEN Talks, we deal with topics in the area of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I). Each episode will focus on a particular DE&I initiative or issue. In this episode, host Miriam Bruce interviews Danielle White, Mayer Brown’s Diversity & Inclusion Manager for Europe, who talks about driving forward Diversity & Inclusion at Mayer Brown and in the legal sector more broadly ..read more

In this episode, Chris Fisher looks at the recent Court of Appeal decision in Planon v Gilligan where the employer was refused an injunction to enforce a non compete clause because of the loss of income that the employee would have suffered and the two month delay before the employer issued its proceedings.  ..read more

In our special DE&I podcast series we deal with topics in the area of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I). Each episode will focus on a particular DE&I initiative or issue. In this episode, host Chris Fisher interviews Mayer Brown partners Nicole Saharsky and Marcia Goodman who represented the US women’s national soccer team in their recent landmark equal pay claim ..read more

In this episode, Chris Fisher and Miriam Bruce look at three recent cases, on whether a 12 month non-compete covenant could be enforced against a solicitor, when a resignation might become a dismissal if the employer exercises a payment in lieu clause and whether agency workers have the right to apply for vacant roles in the client organisation ..read more

In this podcast episode, we explore the impact of the post-Covid workforce and the challenges facing employers in multiple jurisdictions. We consider the employment and mobility issues arising in the UK, France, Germany, Hong Kong, US and Brazil. The episode is divided into three parts: Part 3 focuses on the future of work. Please note this episode was recorded on November 15, 2021. Given the fast-moving nature of the topics covered, please check our ongoing commentary for the latest developments/regulations in all jurisdictions. For example, in Germany, strict Workplace Access rules were impl ..read more