On 11 August 2023, the UK House of Commons published a research briefing paper on artificial intelligence (AI) and employment law. The paper provides an overview of AI and its various subcategories, outlines current uses of AI in the workplace, considers the implications of using AI and summarises the current proposals to regulate
recruitment
BVerfG verwirft Drei-Jahres-Frist für sachgrundlose Befristungen nach Vorbeschäftigung
Einmal ist keineswegs kein Mal!
Mit Beschluss vom 6. Juni 2018 (Az.: 1 BvL 7/14 und 1 BvR 1375/14), veröffentlicht am 13. Juni 2018, verwarf das BVerfG die bisherige Rechtsprechung des Bundesarbeitsgerichts (BAG) zu sachgrundlosen Befristungen und bestätigt die Verfassungsmässigkeit deren Beschränkung durch das Teilzeit- und Befristungsgesetz (TzBfG). Da rund 9% aller Arbeitsverhältnisse in Deutschland…
AI and the future of work – UK Prime Minister puts Modern Industrial Strategy at the centre of the Government’s agenda
In her speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, Theresa May focused on the UK Government’s plan to develop a Modern Industrial Strategy to best harness the huge potential of the technological advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) whilst addressing the profound concerns about any negative consequences.
Modern Industrial Strategy
The Prime Minister…
Disability Discrimination on recruitment
It is not only employees who have the right to claim discrimination: Applicants for employment can also be discriminated against. Employers must therefore ensure that any recruitment process is not discriminatory.
A recent case of Government Legal Service –v- Brookes considered a recruitment process to the Government Legal Service (GLS). Applicants to that service are…
A lie in an employee’s resume may lead to a dismissal for gross misconduct
In any recruitment process, it is legitimate for employers to inquire as to the professional skills and experience of candidates for vacant positions.
In order to avoid any excess actions on the employers’ part, French employment law provides that the information requested from any candidate may only serve the purpose of assessing his/her ability to…