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Major U.S. law firms are increasingly looking for ways to encourage senior partners to retire as lawyers remain in their careers well into their 70s, 80s, and even 90s. Roughly one-third of U.S. lawyers are 55 or older, including 14% who are over 65, creating potential bottlenecks that can limit leadership opportunities, major assignments, and client relationships for younger partners. Firms are responding with measures ranging from mandatory retirement ages and pension packages to reductions in equity and financial incentives. Some, including Latham & Watkins, Morgan Lewis, and Debevoise, have hired consultants to help senior lawyers plan for life after their legal careers. The programs encourage partners to consider alternative pursuits; participants go on to careers and interests including photography, theater production, screenwriting, and volunteering.
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UK
The UK labour market stabilised in August, with total job postings rising to almost 1.7m, up 10% year on year, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). New postings reached 712,781, although the wider labour market remains subdued, with falling vacancies, weak private-sector wage growth and youth unemployment above 16%. The REC has urged the government to reverse the lower employer National Insurance threshold to support hiring and growth. Maxine Bligh, interim chief executive of the REC, said: "The latest job figures are a clear sign for the Chancellor that the labour market is resilient but needs stimulating to really kick on."
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Europe
Apple Retail Italia staff staged a national strike during the launch of the new iPhones on Friday, with unions reporting 70% average participation across more than 1,600 employees in 17 stores. Unions are demanding higher staffing levels, manageable workloads, more permanent contracts and greater recognition of employees’ contributions. Apple said its stores were operating normally and defended its pay, benefits and staff support programmes.
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OpenAI has published six reports detailing unexpected or concerning model behaviour. The incidents include the models generating instructions to get around restrictions imposed on them, hiding mistakes, and fabricating information. The company has also announced a new system to track, investigate and disclose cases of models misbehaving (misalignment). Under the framework, developers will be able to flag incidents for review, and a new set of rules will decide whether the issue is disclosed publicly. "Because we believe in the value of transparency around misalignment, our new framework favours disclosure even when significance is uncertain," OpenAI said.
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Fingers remain tightly crossed around the world that the rampant hospitalization and fatality stage of the Covid-19 pandemic has generally peaked. Vaccination programmes are accelerating, and restrictions are gradually being lifted...
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Back in the distant 1980s if you wanted to demonstrate your environmental and ethical credentials it was sufficient to shop at or purchase shares in retailer The Body Shop. The charismatic Anita Roddick, founder of the “hippy” tinged retail chain, heralded a new age of environmental concern, caring capitalism and corporate awareness that evolved into what became known as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). CSR was much talked about and lauded, but in reality often ended up being a lot of a hot air (excuse the pun) and often never progressed much beyond a footnote in the annual report.
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Have Older Workers Paid The Highest COVID-19 Price?
Across the world the pandemic is slowly but surely moving into its next phase. Recovery beckons. As furlough schemes across the U.S. and U.K. are being wound down, restrictions eased or lifted, and workforces moving back up the gears, early signs indicate that older employees are more likely to be casualties of the pandemic aftermath than their younger colleagues. Here at the we have witnessed an increasing number of stories supporting the growing belief that older workers are disproportionately paying the highest Covid-19 price.
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To mark National Payroll Week the team at the Human Times has provided some insight into the industry that we hope you’ll find useful.
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