Vegans deserve same legal protection as religious people, UK judge rules

A judge has ruled that ethical veganism qualifies as a philosophical belief protected under UK law. Jordi Casamitjana, an “ethical vegan,” claims he was dismissed by his employer, animal welfare charity the League …

Worker could make history in a crucial case for ethical vegans

Whether “ethical veganism” should be recognised as a protected philosophical belief will be determined at an employment tribunal which starts on Thursday. Jordi Casamitjana claims he was sacked by his employer, …

Royal Mail Union Appeals Court Ruling on Postal Strike

Royal Mail’s biggest workers’ union lodged an appeal on Wednesday with Britain’s High Court after the postal service company won an injunction to stop a strike ahead of a general …

Beyond Compliance in the Hotel Sector: A Review of UK Modern Slavery Act Statements

There is a high-risk of exploitation within the hotel sector due to its vulnerable workforce, complex supply chains with little transparency, and limited oversight from brands and multinational hotel companies …

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UK falls short on corporate regulation

Laws to regulate companies’ behaviour are desperately needed – but at the current time, the UK falls short. We explain why the UK needs to move beyond the Modern Slavery …

UK: Jordi Casamitjana v. the League Against Cruel Sports

Casamitjana was fired after he had alerted co-workers to the fact that their employer’s pension fund invested in companies that engaged in animal testing and that other “ethical” pension funds …

Holiday chaos looms as attempts by BA to block pilot strikes fail

Strikes by British Airways pilots could disrupt hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers from August after the airline lost a second legal attempt to block industrial action. The court of appeal on …

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Crossrail hired security firm to monitor trade unionists

“Senior managers at Crossrail, the huge publicly funded rail project in London, hired a corporate security company to monitor trade unionists who were campaigning against blacklisting across the construction industry, …

UK Govt. releases guidelines on human rights defenders & outlines support to defenders working on business and human rights

“To demonstrate our commitment of continued support of human rights defenders globally, this document sets out why human rights defenders are important to us and acknowledges the risks they face …

Ms JW v Khalid Basfar Case 2206477/2018

JW brought a claim against her Saudi diplomat employer, who had bought her to the UK as a domestic servant. The facts of her claim involve working for over 16 hours …

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