India Relaxes Child Labour Legislation – A New Challenge for Sustainable Supply Chains in the Garment Sector
The Indian government has recently brought in changes to the Child Labour Act and decided to allow children below the age of 14 to work in selected non-hazardous family industries....
Reino Unido: Tu voto por la igualdad de género
Hasta el 31 de mayo se encuentra abierto el periodo de votaciones de los Premios Género y Justicia al Descubierto. De manera rápida y sencilla, puedes votar más de una...
United Kingdom, Time for you to Vote for Gender Equality
The voting period for the Gender Justice Uncovered Awards is open until May 31st. Voting is fast and easy. You can vote for several cases on the same day and...
USDAW v Ethel Austin in the ECJ
The recent judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-80/14, USDAW v Woolworths (30 April 2015) is a further indication that social Europe is no longer its cherished offspring....
‘Zero-hours Contracts’: Zero Problem, or Zero Choice?
In our previous post, attention was drawn to the growing concern about the spread and regulation of ultra-casual employment known as ‘zero-hours contracts’ (ZHCs). Together with our colleague Dr Abi...
What Traffickers Know that the Court of Appeal Does Not
In Reyes and Suryadi v Al-Malki [2015] EWCA Civ 32 and Benkharbouche and Janah v Embassy of the Republic of Sudan and Libya [2015] EWCA Civ 33 the Court of...
Constitutional Protection for the Right to Strike in Canada
In a momentous decision, released on 30 January 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the right to strike is protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom’s...
Modern Slavery Bill – A Brief Review
How does it happen? The fire brigade is called to a fire in a terraced house. When the firemen arrive the doors and windows are locked and bolted. They break...
The UK’s Widening Gender Pay Gap – What Must be Done
The Geneva based World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Equality Index 2014 has ranked the United Kingdom) 26th out of 142 countries. Last year the WEF ranked the UK 18th, and...
Menopausal Women Fear Discrimination in the Workplace
According to new research, women of menopausal age fear age-based discrimination in the workplace and face a total lack of menopause-specific support from employers. Interdisciplinary research resulting from a collaboration...
Improving the Law for Pregnant Women and Working Parents
Earlier this year I wrote about the preliminary data that the Australian Human Rights Commission (“AHRC”) had published which showed the high levels of workplace discrimination encountered by women who...
Hounga v Allen: Trojan Horse Comes to the Rescue of ‘Illegal’ Migrants
In Hounga v Allen [2014] UKSC 47 the Supreme Court took the opportunity to overrule one of the most controversial Court of Appeal decisions on employment rights in recent times,...
