International aid organisation Oxfam has lodged a complaint against German supermarket heavyweights Rewe and Edeka with the German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (Bafa), alleging human rights …
UN watchdog slams Tories over failures to act on the P&O Ferries scandal
The United Nations workers’ rights watchdog has rebuked the government over its failures on the P&O Ferries scandal and called for a strengthening of employee protections. The International Labour Organisation …
German Supply Chain Act: Implementation from below
The impact of international value chains and the activities of multinational corporations on human rights and the environment has been known for a long time. This led to the adoption …
Spain: The Constitutional Court rejects the PP’s appeal and endorses the ‘rider’ law
Article originally in Spanish The Constitutional Court (TC) has rejected the PP’s appeal, thus giving its definitive endorsement to decree-law 9/2021, which modifies the Workers’ Statute to “guarantee the labor rights of people dedicated to delivery …
REVENUE COMMISSIONERS and KARSHAN (MIDLANDS) LTD T/A DOMINO’S PIZZA
Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Brian Murray cautioned that the judgment did not bind any driver who wished to contend that they were not an employee, and …
Domino’s Pizza delivery drivers are employees not contractors, Supreme Court finds
The Supreme Court has ruled that delivery drivers for a pizza company should be treated as employees and not contractors. The case related to delivery drivers working in 2010/2011 contracts …
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Troubled Life and Imminent Death of FPA’s in New Zealand – Lessons for the UK?
On 14 October New Zealand voted to replace the current Labour Government with a new right-wing coalition government. The New Zealand Labour Party had been in power for six years, …