Removing female staff from work WhatsApp group chats while they are on maternity leave is discrimination, an employment tribunal has ruled. Depriving mothers who have taken time off work to …
Migrant fruit picker who ‘struggled to buy food after being underpaid by British farm’ sues employers
A migrant fruit picker is suing a Britishfarm in a landmark employment tribunal over claims she was underpaid, worked six-day weeks and had to buy her own protective equipment. Sapana Pangeni, 31, …
Migrant fruit picker who ‘struggled to buy food after being underpaid by British farm’ sues employers
A migrant fruit picker is suing a Britishfarm in a landmark employment tribunal over claims she was underpaid, worked six-day weeks and had to buy her own protective equipment. Sapana Pangeni, …
UK anti-strike rules may breach international law, MPs and peers warn
Workers in some public sector jobs will be completely prevented from striking under restrictive rules that may breach international law, parliament’s watchdog on human rights has said. The joint committee …
High Court rules Nigerian communities can bring landmark human rights claims against Shell for oil pollution
The High Court has ruled that 13,000 Nigerian fishermen and farmers at the centre of a major oil pollution case against Shell can bring claims for breaches of their right …
Blow to gig economy workers after UK supreme court rules against collective bargaining rights
Deliveroo riders do not have the right to collective negotiations on pay and conditions, the UK’s top court has ruled, in a blow to gig economy campaigners and the unions …
Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (Appellant) v Central Arbitration Committee and another (Respondents)
The Supreme Court unanimously dismisses the IWGB’s appeal. It holds that the riders were not in an employment relationship for the purposes of article 11 ECHR, and the provisions of …
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Taken for a Ride, Again: Deliveroo Riders in the Supreme Court
Last week’s ruling in Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee came as a great surprise to many employment lawyers: the Supreme Court unanimously held that Deliveroo Riders are …