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 …
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 …
DHAN KUMAR LIMBU & 23 OTHERS and DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
The High Court agreed to stay the proceedings against two U.K. Dyson subsidies and to set aside an order serving Dyson Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd., the manufacturer’s Malaysian arm, into the English claim. …
Dyson Kicks Forced Labor Factory Claim Out Of UK
A London judge has prevented workers in Malaysia from continuing their High Court claim that accuses Brisitsh appliance maker Dyson from unjustly benefitting from forced labor, finding on Thursday that …
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