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Nestle and Cargill v John Doe I et al

Below are briefs of the Petitioners before the US Supreme Court concerning a putative class action under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), 28 U.S.C. § 1350, claiming that Nestle and …

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‘It was like jail’: Domestic workers face cycle of exploitation in lockdown London

Despite the lifting of lockdown restrictions in the United Kingdom, Rosa* still barely leaves her friend’s house, where she has been staying since March. “It’s very difficult. If another wave [comes], …

Statutory Interpretation and the Limits of a Human Rights Approach: Royal Mail Group Ltd v Communication Workers Union

“In the 1998 white paper Fairness at Work, the recently elected New Labour Government famously declared that when it came to trade union law there would be no going back: …

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Employment Status, Tax and the Gig Economy—Improving the Fit or Making the Break?

“One particular issue is that of employment status and the differential amounts of tax and National Insurance paid by people providing their labour through different legal structures. Different structures also …

Uber drivers in UK to take international legal action demanding access to their data

A group of Uber drivers from the UK are to take international legal action demanding access to their data held by the ride-hailing company. The group of UK Uber drivers …

Uber v Heller and the Prospects for a Transnational Judicial Dialogue on the Gig Economy – II

“In the coming days, labour lawyers from around the world will be tuning in to watch the arguments in Uber v Aslam. In terms of the wider ramifications of the reasoning …

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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 …

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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 …

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