Australia: Fair Work Ombudsman v Quest South Perth Holdings Pty Ltd & Ors [2015] HCA 45 (2 December 2015)

An Employer attempted to convert the contract with an Employee into one for an independent contractor, even though she was an employee.  The Court held that this was not allowed.  …

The health of temporary foreign workers in Canada: A scoping review

Based on the studies of seasonal agricultural workers in Ontario, the review reveals the major health issues of temporary foreign workers in Canada and barriers for them to accessing health …

South Korea: Court decision regarding dispatched worker’s judicial right to seek judgement against the user company (Case Number: 2013Da14965)

This is a court decision which involves dispatched worker’s judicial right to seek a judgment against the user company when the user company did not perform its obligation to directly …

Pyongyang’s flying doctors pull in $15M a year: NIS

This article states that North Korea has deployed more than 1,000 doctors and nurses in 26 nations where they perform illegal medical practices. These illegal medical practices include abortions and …

Court decision regarding the standard of discriminatory treatment of workers (Case Number: 2013Da1051)

This is a court decision regarding the standard of the comparison group for discriminatory treatment under the Labor Standards Act. (English) https://library.scourt.go.kr/SCLIB_data/decision/31-2013Da1051%20.htm (Korean) https://glaw.scourt.go.kr/wsjo/panre/sjo100.do?contId=2189714

South Korea: Court decision regarding the duration of collective agreement (Case Number: 2012Da71138)

This is a court decision regarding whether a collective agreement is limited to 2 years under the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act when it is automatically renewed for …

Canada: Knox-Heldmann v. 1818224 Ontario Limited o/a Country Style Donut (2015 HRTO 1376)

The tribunal found that the applicant was suffered discrimination on the basis of gender, marital status, family status, age and disability, and subjected to a poisoned work environment. The tribunal …

Japan: Unfair Labor Practice Cases Handled by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Labor Relations Commission

Unfair Labor Practice Cases Handled by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Labor Relations Commission This Article introduces recent situation of unfair labor practice cases at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Labor Relations …

The Significance of Labour Relations Commissions in Japan’s Labor Dispute Resolution System

This article provides overview of Labour Relations Commissions (LRCs) in Japan, which are the institutions to resolve collective labor disputes such as unfair labor practices by management. The article covers …

Federación de Servicios Privados del sindicato Comisiones obreras (CC.OO.) v Tyco Integrated Security SL, Tyco Integrated Fire & Security Corporation Servicios SA

A Spanish trade union won a case against a multinational fire and security company called Tyco. The European Court of Justice held that when workers do not have a fixed …

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