McDonald’s USA, LLC, a joint employer, et al.

The NLRB on instructed an administrative law judge to approve a $172,000 settlement with McDonald’s that relieves it of liability as a “joint employer”. The dissenting member expressed that “This …

McDonald’s Wins Backing of Labor Board

The National Labor Relations Board instructed a federal judge to approve a settlement in a case pertaining to McDonald’s Corp. status as a joint employer, helping shield the company from liability from …

Nuevas leyes laborales de Japón: inseguridad para trabajadores internacionales y subcontratados

Desde que las nuevas leyes laborales japonesas, aprobadas originalmente en 2013, entraron en vigor el año pasado, algunas empresas han actuado ilegalmente para evadir las reglas que benefician a los trabajadores con contratos a largo plazo. Los empleados tienen ...

Negotiating Our Way Up: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN A CHANGING WORLD OF WORK

Collective bargaining systems are key and complex labour market institutions In all OECD countries, workers and employers associate to express their interests and concerns, as well as to bargain over …

Labour Law deregulation in India: A threat to the application of international labour standards and workers’ rights

The drive for a more flexible labour market in India can be traced to the 1990s. The objective has been to liberalise the economy, ease restrictions on business, and boost …

El estado de la primera enmienda desreguladora en la NLRB

A menudo critico al Trump NLRB por tener una visión demasiado estrecha de los derechos de los trabajadores, creando un choque inevitable con los principios de la Primera Enmienda. Pero recientemente, tuve la queja opuesta: ...

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 …

Myanmar Guideline on Freedom of Association (FOA)

Section 1. Right to Freedom of Association 1. The employer shall respect the right of workers to form and join trade unions within the company premises. a. This includes that …

Myanmar: Garment workers, suppliers and ACT brands agree on Freedom of Association Guideline

After eight months of negotiations, factories producing for ACT brands in Myanmar have agreed on a Myanmar Freedom of Association (FoA) Guideline with IndustriALL affiliate Industrial Workers’ Federation of Myanmar …

Labour Relations Amendment Bill 2019 draconian? COTU vows to fight it ‘with every breath’

Is Labour Relations Amendment Bill 2019 draconian? COTU vows to fight it ‘with every breath’ Labour Relations Act (2007) Amendment Bill was introduced in Parliament on April 24, 2019 by …

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