ALRUD Labour and Employment Practice Holds Conference “Employment Dramedy: Shot in One Take”

On 29 October 2026, the annual conference of ALRUD’s Labour and Employment Practice took place at the firm’s office. This year the event was held under the title “Employment Dramedy: Shot in One Take” bringing together leading labour law experts, heads of legal departments, and HR-directors of major companies.

The conference was held with the information support of the Association of European Businesses (AEB) and the magazines Legal Insight and Trudoviye Spory.

This year’s conference concept was built around the idea of directing employment relationships: participants analysed real scenarios from employers’ practice where each management decision can affect the course of events, and businesses often have no room for error and no second take.

The business programme included four panel discussions on the key challenges in HR management and employment relations. In the first business panel, ‘The Resilience Script: Compliance and HR Audit’, participants discussed current HR practices, the role of local regulations in ensuring business resilience, as well as how HR processes are built in start-ups and mature companies. The second business panel, ‘Intellectual Assets of the Company: Bloggers, IP’, focused on the formalisation of rights to works created in the course of employment, the payment of authors’ remuneration, intellectual property management and the integration of employees’ blogging activities into employment relationships. The experts also considered how to protect corporate content and what restrictions may permissibly be imposed on employees.

In the expert panel, ‘The Employer in Focus: A Review of Case Law’, ALRUD representatives examined recent employment disputes in which the courts upheld the employer’s position. Special attention was paid to dismissals, payments and disciplinary sanctions, as well as to the effective arguments, evidence and procedural tools that help companies justify their HR decisions in court. The final expert panel, ‘Algorithms in Focus: How AI is Changing HR Processes’, focused on the influence of artificial intelligence on HR management. Participants discussed current and prospective regulation of AI use in HR, the latest technological trends and the legal risks associated with them, as well as the practical aspects of developing and integrating corporate AI policies.

After the completion of the business programme, the guests were able to continue their conversations in an informal setting at an evening themed reception. This time the menu was inspired by masterpieces of world cinema and legendary on-screen dining scenes, which helped to maintain the overall concept of the event.

The conference provided a platform for open dialogue between the legal and business communities, bringing together an analysis of case law, an exchange of experience and discussion of current tools for managing employment relationships. Participants had the opportunity not only to discuss the existing legal challenges but also to share practical approaches to resolving them.

ALRUD thanks all participants and speakers for their contribution to the conference, their insightful discussions and their active involvement in exploring current labour law issues.