High court backs negligence claim of Bangladeshi ship-breaker’s widow

A widow whose husband fell eight storeys to his death while breaking up a supertanker in Bangladesh can pursue a negligence claim against Maran (UK), a British company involved in the ship’s …

High Court grants IWGB permission to challenge gig economy health and safety legislation

The High Court has granted permission to the IWGB to proceed with a judicial review that could extend health and safety rights to hundreds of thousands of so-called ‘gig economy’ …

United Kingdom – “The Court of Justice of the European Union’s Order on B v Yodel Delivery Network

On 22 April 2020, the Eighth Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU, or the Court) made a reasoned order in response to a request for …

Workers seeking redress face delays as tribunal backlog grows

Workers treated unfairly by their employer face waiting up to two years for legal redress, because a backlog of cases in the employment tribunal system has become much worse during …

Les usines asiatiques de Primark, Mango et Zara licencient-elles leurs employés syndiqués ?

“Plusieurs enseignes internationales, parmi lesquelles Primark, Mango, Zara et le groupe Bestseller enquêtent actuellement sur des échos de licenciements massifs de travailleurs syndiqués dans leurs chaînes d’approvisionnement respectives. Les défenseurs des droits des travailleurs …

BA ‘dismissal threat’ undermines talks, pilots’ union Balpa says

The pilots’ union Balpa has accused British Airways of undermining talks over proposed job losses by threatening to dismiss and re-hire its members under new contracts. The airline proposes to …

IWGB and Uber drivers suing UK government over its failure to protect millions of precarious workers

IWGB and Uber drivers suing UK government over its failure to protect millions of precarious workers Government income support schemes discriminate against limb (b) workers, including those in the “gig economy”, …

Dancers are workers: Nowak v Chandler Bars Group Ltd and the history of dancer organising in London

Are “sexual entertainment venues” paid by dancers to provide them with an opportunity to make a living by dancing for customers? Is the nature of the relationship between the venue …

UK: Lawyers & Uyghur human rights group request suspension of unlawful importation of forced labour goods from China

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) submitted extensive evidence to the UK’s customs authorities and requested the suspension of cotton goods produced with forced …

NHS urged to avoid PPE gloves made in ‘slave-like’ conditions

The government must not ignore the “slave-like” conditions of migrant workers making rubber medical gloves in Malaysia in its rush to source protective equipment to keep frontline NHS staff safe from …

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