# Legal concerns about the increasing use of employees' likeness

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Published: 2026-05-01T03:20:44+00:00
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## Resource

According to one employment law partner, there is a movement from employers towards seeking permission to use the likeness of employees, for open-ended purposes, in agreements and clauses. For individuals handing over their likeness, there could well be "very serious implications" moving forward. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Angus & Carr partner Lachlan Carr about how employment law, and its myriad strands, stands at the intersection of humanity and commerce, how and why employers are increasingly looking to use the likeness of current and former employees in perpetuity, what's driving such an increase, and the flow-on consequences for workers. Carr also delves into the evolution of new technologies and how AI can and might exacerbate such concerns, whether the balance of power is shifting too far in the direction of employers, the questions employment lawyers like himself have to answer right now, practical steps to be taken, the extent to which employment law itself will continually undergo evolution in the face of market change, and how best lawyers in this space can be advising clients right now. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook , X and LinkedIn . If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email editor@lawyersweekly.com.au

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