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’ …
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”, …
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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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 …