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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Global Workplace Insider</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/global-workplace-insider--5616312</link><description><![CDATA[Each month the Global Workplace Insider Podcast will explore the themes and issues faced by professionals in today’s fast changing employment landscape. 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In this...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the second episode of our two-part special on remote working, Paul Griffin is once again joined by colleagues from our offices around the world to discuss the intricacies and differences in remote working legislation in their jurisdictions<br /><br />In this episode, our team look at:<ul><li>The employment issues which could arise from remote working</li><li>The issues employers should consider if employees work from abroad</li><li>How employers are ensuring that people are getting back into the office</li></ul>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1737</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1bb4c99e34702052198d632b735bfcb2.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode 6: Remote working P1</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6-remote-working-p1--57843475</link><description><![CDATA[In the first episode of our two-part special on remote working, Paul Griffin is joined by colleagues from our offices around the world to discuss the intricacies and differences in remote working legislation in their jurisdictions.<br /><br />In this episode, our team look at:<br /><ul><li>The definition of remote and hybrid working</li><li>Whether remote working is a legal right</li><li>If employers can refuse remote working requests</li><li>Whether there are any additional health and safety steps required from employers</li><li>If employments contacts are required to be changed</li><li>What policies an employer should provide</li><li>How employees working remotely can be monitored</li></ul>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57843475</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:15:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/57843475/episode_6_remote_working_p1.mp3" length="47411841" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Norton Rose Fulbright</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>In the first episode of our two-part special on remote working, Paul Griffin is joined by colleagues from our offices around the world to discuss the intricacies and differences in remote working legislation in their jurisdictions.

In this episode,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the first episode of our two-part special on remote working, Paul Griffin is joined by colleagues from our offices around the world to discuss the intricacies and differences in remote working legislation in their jurisdictions.<br /><br />In this episode, our team look at:<br /><ul><li>The definition of remote and hybrid working</li><li>Whether remote working is a legal right</li><li>If employers can refuse remote working requests</li><li>Whether there are any additional health and safety steps required from employers</li><li>If employments contacts are required to be changed</li><li>What policies an employer should provide</li><li>How employees working remotely can be monitored</li></ul>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1974</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1bb4c99e34702052198d632b735bfcb2.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode 5: Artificial Intelligence</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5-artificial-intelligence--57545104</link><description><![CDATA[In this timely episode Paul Griffin is joined by Professor Peter McBurney. 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In this episode Peter joins Paul to discuss the issues regarding AI and employment, touching in the main themes that HR professionals deal with in relation to AI’s role within the workplace.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1657</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1bb4c99e34702052198d632b735bfcb2.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode 4: Conversation with Liz Rose</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-conversation-with-liz-rose--53678634</link><description><![CDATA[In this month’s episode Paul Griffin is joined by Liz Rose. Liz is an experienced Group HR Director at IMI PLC. 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