Australia: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) 54784

This is a legislative act.  It regulates workplace relations in employment by providing for minimum terms and conditions, rights and obligations.  It establishes Australia’s labor inspectorate (Fair Work Ombudsman) and …

Australia: Sex Discrimination Act 1984, No. 4, 1984

This is a legislative act.  It prohibits all racial discrimination.  Part II of the Act concerns the prohibition against racial discrimination.  Section 15 concerns the prohibition of racial discrimination in …

South Korea court orders Mitsubishi of Japan to pay for forced labor during World War II

This article discusses South Korea’s Supreme Court’s decision upholding a lower court’s ruling ordering Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan to compensate South Koreans who were forced into labor at their …

Province to Regulate Recruitment of Temporary Foreign Workers

The article gives a brief introduction to a newly passed Bill (Bill 48- 2018: Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act). The bill will not come into effect until additional regulations are …

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Communication Workers Union Of Kenya v Telkom Kenya Limited

This case is about discrimination about trade union members. The company rejected to give the bonus to the trade union’s members. The court thought although the discrimination circumstances under the …

Kenya: Elizabeth Mwende Timothy v Brinks Security Services Limited

This case is about maternity leave and unfair termination. The employee has the right of maternity leave and has the right to return to work but these rights are denied …

Kenya: Denis Mwenda Gitonga v Ernest & Young LLP

This case discussed unfair termination. The employee was sick, and the employer wanted to terminate the employee because the sickness affected his job. The Court thought the employer should have …

Samsung Electronics vows to pay compensation for ill workers by 2028

Samsung Electronics made an official apology and vowed to compensate workers for work-related illnesses such as leukemia from its local chips and display factory. This has been a long dispute …

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Business lawyers, the UNGPs and supply chain risks

This legal brief looks at the business responsibility to respect human rights, and how to achieve greater coherence and clear accountability across the company. Complex, international supply chains present broader …

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Banking Insurance & Finance Union (Kenya) v Waumini Sacco Society Limited

This case discussed the threshold to recognize a trade union. Section 54(1) of the Labour Relations Act provides that the threshold is the simple majority of unionisable employees. In this …

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