Jonathan Newman

Barrister, Simmons & Simmons

Jonathan is a barrister in the Tier 1 ranked London Employment group at Simmons & Simmons. His practice embraces the full breadth of contentious and non-contentious employment law across a range of sectors, primarily in the financial services and TMT sectors.

He has extensive experience of litigation in the High Court, Employment Appeals Tribunal (in both England and Scotland) and the Employment Tribunal. Jonathan has acted as sole counsel before professional and regulatory bodies in the United Kingdom and overseas.

Jonathan advisory practice is broad, including sensitive whistleblowing investigations, employment aspects of corporate transactions and outsourcings, family friendly rights and day-to-day workplace issues.

Outside of work, Jonathan is a devoted father and a keen supporter of Yorkshire Cricket Club and Leeds United (not always an easy combination!)

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Artificial intelligence in the workplace

Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides a summary of the key applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in employment and human resources (HR) and highlights the legal risks arising in relation to the use of AI in the workplace. It covers the use of AI in recruitment, the potential risk of bias and unfairness, and of direct and indirect discrimination, where liability lies and data protection issues. Finally, it sets out some practical steps employers can take to assist compliance and mitigate risk.

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