Avoiding Discrimination Claims In The Changing Global Workplace

Global employers have had to become adept at re-arranging the ways in which their employees work over the past two years, both domestically and internationally, with varying modes of mobility. Business decisions are being made that will impact the direction of workforces, whether return to office working environments, adopting hybrid or fully remote approaches, flexible mobility, or the long tail of workforce dynamic re-stabilization, particularly in light of the talent wars brought about by the Great Resignation. In managing employees through those various issues, whether existing employees, developing talent, or hiring new employees, global employers potentially face a range of discrimination claims that could arise as a consequence of the changing nature of working arrangements. Below we outline some of the key areas to watch out for.¹