Tag: Business and human rights
#Windrush scandal deepens as Home Office issues guidance to employers on ‘right to work’ checks
Employers and employees affected by Windrush cases are unlikely to gain much assistance from the Home Office’s latest guidance on right to work checks for Commonwealth citizens.
New vlog: How many zeros?
The number of zero-hours contracts rose by about 100,000 in 2017 according to new figures. Where does this leave the government’s ‘good work’ scheme and the regulation of the #gigeconomy? Watch my new vlog discussing employment trends.
‘Shockingly’ underpaid domestic worker wins unfair dismissal claim
In a welcome judgment, the Court of Appeal has upheld the unfair dismissal claim of a domestic worker subjected to ‘shockingly’ bad treatment over a 4-year period.
Vedanta to face class action lawsuit over copper-mine pollution in Zambia – says Court of Appeal
The mining multinational is being sued by almost 2,000 Zambian citizens who claim that the company polluted their land and waterways over the course of a decade.
Addison Lee drivers win claim for minimum wage and holiday pay
In the latest #gigeconomy legal dispute, the Employment Tribunal found drivers for private cab company Addison Lee were entitled to a raft of basic labour rights.
Did Byron Burger unlawfully discriminate against employees in Home Office sting?
Potentially. But much depends on what was said and done, and how. The raid On the morning of 4 July 2016, […]
Strategic Litigation on Modern Slavery in Global Value Chains
I’ve written before about what the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA 2015) might mean for those affected, including businesses whose […]
What a difference 2 days make…
2 March 2016: UK Supreme Court finds Morrisons responsible for racist abuse by a rogue employee and conclude that employers may […]
How events in Geneva could re-define the future of business
From 6 till 10 July, government officials and a range of other participants will gather in the Palais des Nations, […]
The Modern Slavery Act 2015: analysis
Much fanfare greeted the passage of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (‘MSA 2015’), hailed by the government as an “historic […]