The High Court has granted permission to the IWGB to proceed with a judicial review that could extend health and safety rights to hundreds of thousands of so-called ‘gig economy’ …
Workers seeking redress face delays as tribunal backlog grows
Workers treated unfairly by their employer face waiting up to two years for legal redress, because a backlog of cases in the employment tribunal system has become much worse during …
As usinas asiáticas de Primark, Mango e Zara licenciam-leles empregam syndiqués?
“Plusieurs internationales, parmi lesquelles Primark, Mango, Zara et le groupe Best-seller atuam como consultores em escolas de licenciamento maciços de travailleurs syndiqués dans leurs chaînes d'approvisionnement respectives. Les défenseurs des droits des travailleurs…
BA 'ameaça de demissão' prejudica negociações, diz sindicato de pilotos Balpa
O sindicato dos pilotos, Balpa, acusou a British Airways de prejudicar as negociações sobre a perda proposta de empregos, ameaçando demitir e recontratar seus membros sob novos contratos. A companhia aérea propõe…
Motoristas da IWGB e Uber processam o governo do Reino Unido por não proteger milhões de trabalhadores precários
Os motoristas da IWGB e Uber processam o governo do Reino Unido por sua falha em proteger milhões de trabalhadores precários Os esquemas de apoio à renda do governo discriminam os trabalhadores de membros (b), incluindo aqueles da “economia de gig”,…
UK: Lawyers & Uyghur human rights group request suspension of unlawful importation of forced labour goods from China
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) submitted extensive evidence to the UK’s customs authorities and requested the suspension of cotton goods produced with forced …
NHS urged to avoid PPE gloves made in ‘slave-like’ conditions
The government must not ignore the “slave-like” conditions of migrant workers making rubber medical gloves in Malaysia in its rush to source protective equipment to keep frontline NHS staff safe from …
UK government urged to ban import of Chinese cotton ‘made using Uighur Muslim forced labour’
“The UK government has been urged to ban the import of cotton sourced from the Chinese province of Xinjiang, a region where Uighur Muslims are being put to work in factories in …
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United Kingdom – “The Court of Justice of the European Union’s Order on B v Yodel Delivery Network
On 22 April 2020, the Eighth Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU, or the Court) made a reasoned order in response to a request for …