UK: Agency Workers as Strike-Breakers: ILO Convention 87, and the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

The current law prohibits agencies from supplying workers to perform ‘duties normally performed by a worker who is taking part in a strike. In responding to the rail dispute, the …

GMB union takes Bolt to tribunal over employment rights

One of the UK’s largest trade unions is taking legal action against Bolt in a bid to force the ride-hailing service to reclassify its drivers as workers so they get …

Britain hands billions to projects linked to labour abuse and climate damage

The British government has provided more than £5bn in the past three years to overseas energy and infrastructure projects linked to labour abuses and environmental damage, according to documents and …

The P&O debacle shows that UK labour law needs an overhaul

“A few years ago, P&O ferries with names like Spirit of Britain and Pride of Kent were under the UK flag with mostly UK-based crew on an average salary of …

Indian supplier to UK fashion brands agrees to pay £3m in unpaid wages

India’s largest garment company has paid out an estimated £3m in unpaid wages to tens of thousands of workers, after two years of refusing to pay the legal minimum wage. …

The Future of Unions and Worker Representation: The Digital Picket Line

“The current organising drive at Starbucks stores across the USA illustrates both the difficulty for unions in countering the power of multinational companies – and, more importantly, the momentum that can be …

Christopher Johnson v. Transopco UK Ltd.

Here is the judgment from UK Employment Appeal Tribunal finding no employment relationship. Mr_Christopher_Johnson_v_Transopco_UK_Ltd__2022__EAT_6

‘Worst fashion wage theft’: workers go hungry as Indian suppliers to top UK brands refuse to pay minimum wage

Garment workers making clothes for international brands in Karnataka, a major clothing production hub in India, say their children are going hungry as factories refuse to pay the legal minimum …

DOMESTIC WORK IS WORK: Using ILO Convention 189 to Protect Workers’ Rights Across the Commonwealth

“The COVID-19 pandemic shook the job security of millions of domestic workers and put them at greater risk of abuse, exploitation and trafficking.3 Meanwhile, the pandemic marked an intense period …

UK High Court Decision: United Trade Action Group v. Transport for London

Here is the full decision of the UK High Court ruling that the Uber business is unlawful. United Trade Action Group v. Transport for London