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Will AI Act affect hiring tools? CEE launches AI coalition
Nine central and eastern EU capitals launched an AI and digital coalition on 4 Sep 2026 to coordinate EU policy — will AI Act affect hiring tools?
Can employers monitor employees for union activity?
can employers monitor employees for union activity? Fifth Circuit on Sept. 4 reversed most NLRB findings against Starbucks, narrowing surveillance and threat claims.
How must UK employers consult on redundancies: WPP cuts
WPP is preparing up to 1,000 further job cuts as AI-driven restructuring accelerates, raising questions about how must UK employers consult on redundancies.
Data regulation and AI: DSIT call
DSIT has opened a call for evidence on data regulation and AI UK, seeking examples on access, quality and governance; responses due 9 Sept 2026.
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WARN Act notice requirements for layoffs: Uber cuts 3,300
Uber will cut about 3,300 roles as it reallocates to robotaxi and AV work, raising questions about WARN Act notice requirements for layoffs and severance.
Can employers use AI usage metrics? Meta backs off
Meta told engineers it will stop using AI‑usage dashboards and token counts in reviews while it pilots an internal agent called Hatch — can employers use AI usage metrics?
Do employers need to report AI incidents — Lords debate
House of Lords debated amendments widening reporting duties and AI-testing powers, prompting the question: do employers need to report AI incidents UK.
Guides & Resources
How to implement AI responsibly in HR
A step-by-step framework for HR leaders deploying AI in recruitment, people analytics, and workforce management — covering governance, bias audits, vendor due diligence and employee communication.
EU AI Act and HR: what employers must do
How the EU AI Act classifies recruitment, monitoring and people-management systems as high risk, which obligations fall on employers as deployers, and the compliance deadlines that matter for HR.
UKEmployee monitoring in the UK: what the law allows
A practical guide to lawful workplace monitoring in the UK — the UK GDPR lawful basis, ICO expectations, when a DPIA is mandatory, covert monitoring, and how AI-driven productivity tracking changes the analysis.
UKAI in recruitment: UK discrimination law and bias audits
How the Equality Act 2010 applies to CV screening, video interviews and candidate scoring, what a defensible bias audit looks like, and the vendor questions that protect employers from tribunal claims.
UK & EUHow to write a generative AI policy for your workplace
A practical template and drafting guide for a generative AI policy — approved tools, confidential data rules, disclosure requirements, accountability for output, and how to handle misuse fairly.
UKAutomated decisions about employees: UK GDPR Article 22 explained
When an AI-supported decision about a worker counts as solely automated, what safeguards UK GDPR requires, what meaningful human review looks like, and how to answer an employee who challenges a score.
UKAI-driven restructuring and redundancy: the UK legal duties
What UK employers must get right when AI adoption drives role changes or redundancies — genuine redundancy tests, selection criteria, consultation duties, and the risks of using AI in the selection process itself.
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