The UK member firm of Ius Laboris, Lewis Silkin, is hosting its 20th annual Managing an International Workforce conference on 19 June 2025 in London.

The conference provides those with international responsibilities for employment, immigration, global mobility and workplace privacy law with an opportunity to hear the latest from lawyers and other expert speakers from around the world and discuss key developments on the horizon.

• Employment law across the globe – delivering an essential review of current global employment law developments, from equality and family rights to non-competes, while providing insight into future topics like geopolitical disruption and DEI.
• Five big problems, one Pay Transparency Directive – examining five core employer challenges arising from new obligations, featuring practical tips and a lively debate.
• Charting new HR-izons: Navigating the complexities of multi-jurisdictional working from a UK perspective- addressing the complexities of multi-jurisdictional work, considering immigration, employment, tax, IP, and compliance aspects to help businesses stay ahead.
• From allies to adversaries: strategies to counter international competitive risks – focusing on cross-border competitive threats and discussing strategic measures, legal tactics, and practical solutions to safeguard organisations when international employees attempt to coordinate their departures.
• Balancing risk and reality: using AI at work – highlighting the importance of AI governance, and discussing how to mitigate risks posed by “shadow AI” and maintain global compliance under upcoming regulations.
• Navigating workforce reduction: Performance-based dismissals vs. redundancies – comparing performance-based dismissals with redundancies and examining the legal, ethical, and procedural issues of reducing French, German, Italian, and Spanish workforces by 5%.
• Geopolitical disruption and the future of work – Future of Work experts delve into how geopolitical upheavals such as geoeconomic fragmentation and rising populism, are redefining employment regulation, business models, and global workforce planning.
• DEI – what does the future hold for global employers? Exploring the legal and practical impact of President Trump’s radical new DEI approach and assessing the risks for employers and potential shifts in workforce strategy.

The full programme is available here.