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 …

The family worker exemption revisited: a sustained campaign against the devaluation of domestic work

In September 2023, the government finally took concrete steps to remove the ‘family worker exemption,’ a legislative provision that has sanctioned exploitation of live-in domestic workers by obstructing a clear …

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 …

Troubled Life and Imminent Death of FPA’s in New Zealand – Lessons for the UK?

On 14 October New Zealand voted to replace the current Labour Government with a new right-wing coalition government. The New Zealand Labour Party had been in power for six years, …

Dyson’s successful forum non conveniens challenge in Malaysian outsourcing claim: A sad illustration of the bar to #bizhumanrights claims in England and Wales post Brexit.

In Limbu & Ors v Dyson Technology Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 2592 (KB) a jurisdictional challenge on forum non conveniens grounds in allegations of forced labour at Dyson’s Malaysian Supplier, was successful. The …

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 …

UK: TUC complains to UN watchdog over ‘undemocratic’ UK anti-strike law

“The Trades Union Congress has lodged a complaint with the UN’s labour standards body claiming the UK government flouted the watchdog’s orders over its newly enforced “undemocratic” anti-strike law. Paul Nowak, the …

Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill becomes law

The Strikes (Minimum Service Level) Act has received Royal Assent in Parliament. The Government have stated that they will now “proceed with plans to implement minimum service levels for passenger …

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