Webinars

Date: Tuesday 14 May at 5 p.m. CET (11 a.m. New York time)

GDPR became enforceable beginning 25 May 2018. As the GDPR is a regulation, not a directive, it is directly binding and applicable. The GDPR aims primarily to give control to individuals over their personal data and to simplify the regulatory environment for international business by unifying the regulation within the EU. In the webinar our experts will reflect on the GDPR after being applicable for one year and they will provide insight about the positive and negative effects of GDPR for businesses. Furthermore, our experts will pay attention to the upcoming changes and trends with respect to the GDPR.

Date: Tuesday 4 June at 5 p.m. CET (11 a.m. New York time)

In most modern legal contexts, sexual harassment is illegal. In the workplace, harassment may be considered illegal when it is frequent or severe thereby creating a hostile or offensive work environment or when it results in an adverse employment decision. The legal and social understanding of sexual harassment, however, varies by culture. For many businesses or organizations, preventing sexual harassment and defending employees from sexual harassment charges have become key goals of legal decision-making. In this webinar our sexual harassment experts will not only provide an overview of the regulations in their country, but also the measures to be taken into account by employers.

Date: Tuesday 25 June at 5 p.m. CET (11 a.m. New York time)

Understanding the distinction between contractors and employees and re-characterisation of a contractor into an employee or from an employee into an independent contractor. Despite the risks of re-characterisation the use of independent contractors has increased significantly. The rise of the on-demand economy has led to an increase in litigation, with the qualification of the contracts and work agreements as the central issue. Join this insightful webinar to better manage the related risks for your business and ask the questions you always wanted to ask!

Date: Tuesday 9 July at 5 p.m. CET (11 a.m. New York time)

Diversity in the workplace is vital for employees because it manifests itself in building a great reputation for the company, leading to increased profitability and opportunities for workers. Workplace diversity is important within the organization as well as outside. Business reputations flourish when companies demonstrate their commitment to diversity through aggressive outreach and recruiting efforts.