Werner van Wyk & Others V Minister of Employment and Labour

On 25 October 2023, judgment was handed down at the Johannesburg High Court by Deputy Judge President Roland Sutherland in the matter of Werner van Wyk & Others V Minister of …

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 …

Resetting the employment and industrial relations standards in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct

Since the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (“Guidelines”) were first recommended by the OECD in 1976, trade unions understood the employment and industrial relations standards to be consistent with ILO …

REVENUE COMMISSIONERS and KARSHAN (MIDLANDS) LTD T/A DOMINO’S PIZZA

Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Brian Murray cautioned that the judgment did not bind any driver who wished to contend that they were not an employee, and …

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. …

UNHRC Resolution: Right to Privacy in the Digital Age

In a resolution on the right to privacy in the digital age, the UN Human Rights Council called upon all States to respect and protect the right to privacy, including in …

Exercising workers rights in algorithmic management systems

“Lessons learned from the Glovo-Foodinho digital labour platform case With the Platform Work Directive still under negotiation and the ETUC calling for an EU Directive on Algorithmic Systems at Work, groundbreaking research …

ILO Working Paper: A Global Fund for Social Protection

Lessons from the diverse experiences of global health, agriculture and climate funds  “The recent social, ecological and economic crises have not only revealed the gaps in social protection systems across …

UNHRC Resloution: Centrality of care and support from a human rights perspective

In a resolution on the centrality of care and support from a human rights perspective, the UN Human Rights Council decided to request the High Commissioner for Human Rights to …

What Happens When Nurses Are Hired Like Ubers

“Shawnika Howell has been a nurse for 13 years, primarily in long-term care, but around the time of the winter 2021 COVID-19 surge, she decided to find some extra work …

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