Employment Lessons from Around the World - Impact of the Uber Decision for Global Expansion and Distributed Working
Published on: 20/04/2021
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Sherisa Rajah International Employment Lawyer and Director of Global Employment Law and Compliance
Sherisa Rajah International Employment Lawyer and Director of Global Employment Law and Compliance
Sherisa rajah

As a senior international employment lawyer, Sherisa is responsible for global employment law and compliance at Elements Global Services. 

Sherisa specializes in all aspects of employment law, benefits, emigration, employee tax intersections, labour litigation, public procurement, regulatory, corporate governance across sectors and industries. This includes works councils and employee terminations across the regions.

Sherisa is well versed in future of work strategies and various aspects relating to the workforce of the future. She sees technology as a tool to augment the workplace, improve efficiencies and create not only better skilled employment but work - work being a distinct concept from employment in the emerging and already thriving gig economy.

The world of work is changing and employment laws are failing to keep up. The global pandemic and subsequent lockdown have shown all of us that we can work from home - and that home could be anywhere. FlexWork platforms are expanding at an incredible rate. Our employees could be anywhere, so long as they have the correct tech and decent Wi-fi. But:

  • How do you enforce standards of work on employees that you never physically meet?
  • How do those employees enforce those rights in a jurisdiction in which they have never set foot?
  • How can trade unions bargain locally unless they take national cases (such as Uber v Aslam in the UK) to court?
  • And how do those national

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