Keir Starmer has been warned against caving in to pressure to water down a ban on exploitative zero-hours contracts, after fresh evidence showing the financial hit for millions in insecure work. …
UK: Laws on union strike threshold set to be scrapped
The government is set to scrap higher thresholds for strike action introduced by the Conservatives. It is understood Labour will reverse the changes, which took effect in 2017, as part …
Laws on union strike threshold set to be scrapped
The government is set to scrap higher thresholds for strike action introduced by the Conservatives. It is understood Labour will reverse the changes, which took effect in 2017, as part …
‘Watershed’ ruling confirms that UK companies trading in forced labour goods risk prosecution
GLAN and the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) have won in the Court of Appeal, which ruled that the UK National Crime Agency’s (NCA) refusal to investigate Uyghur forced labour cotton …
UK has seen ‘explosion’ in insecure work since 2011, says TUC report
The UK has seen an “explosion” in insecure, low-paid work in the past 14 years, according to a new report. The TUC said its study had found that the number …
Boohoo hit with investor lawsuit over alleged mistreatment of Leicester workers
Fast-fashion giant Boohoo has been hit with an investor lawsuit in the UK after reports alleging its suppliers were mistreating workers caused its share price to plummet in 2020. A …
Fruit Worker Who Said Her Hands Bled Sues Former UK Employer
A Nepalese farm worker who came to the UK to pick berries is suing her ex-employer for unpaid wages and discrimination in what campaigners say is the first case of …
Academics win claim against Oxford University over ‘sham contracts’
Two academics who sued Oxford University for employing them on “sham contracts” as gig economy workers, have won their claim for employee status in a ruling that could have implications …
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Bringing the Right to Strike Home: Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Mercer – Part 2
The first part of this blog outlined the facts and decision in the Supreme Court case, Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Mercer, as well as the approach the Court took in …