Depuis la décision du tribunal judiciaire du Havre du 7 mai 2020, c’est un déferlement idéologique d’une rare brutalité à laquelle on assiste de la part de certains syndicats de …
France: Renault Sandouville Decision
In an urgent request, a judge ordered Renault SA and its factory in Sandouville (in the North, in Le Havre) to stop its plans to restart activities after the lockdown …
Nandini Praveen v. Union of India.
Here is the writ petition filed in the Supreme Court of India: Writ Petition challenging the constitutional validity of the various orders and suspensions of labour laws in certain states …
US: Norwood v. Rodi Marine (COVID-19 negligence case)
Here is the COMPLAINT, alleging unseaworthiness and Jones Act negligence when a vessel captain contracted COVID-19.
Vessel policies under scrutiny in US Jones Act litigation for crewmember death caused by COVID-19
Litigation has now commenced in the US federal court in Louisiana on a suit filed by a deceased crewmember’s estate against the shipowner / employer alleging unseaworthiness and Jones Act …
Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia & Ors v Qantas Airways Limited
In a landmark decision on 18 May 2020, Justice Flick dismissed two dispute applications by the AMWU, CEPU, AWU and TWU as to whether Qantas had the right to prohibit …
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA LABOR LAW CHANGES HURT WORKERS
As Bosnia and Herzegovina begins the process of reopening businesses and society in the aftermath of COVID-19, the government has proposed sweeping changes to labor laws that have been adamantly …
McDonald’s Workers Sue Claiming Virus Measures Falling Short
McDonald’s Corp. was sued by a handful of workers in Chicago who claim the restaurant chain has failed to keep them and others safe while they continue to serve food …
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‘The Spirit of Australia’, just not in a pandemic: Qantas plays hard-ball on workers’ rights
“Nine years ago, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce made himself a household name by embarking on a high-risk strategy in an industrial dispute that involved grounding the airline’s fleet globally. Faced …