“Ensuring the safety and health of workers in this country, who are employed at millions of workplaces presenting a dizzying array of hazards, is beyond daunting. And yet, it is …
“Ensuring the safety and health of workers in this country, who are employed at millions of workplaces presenting a dizzying array of hazards, is beyond daunting. And yet, it is …
HREDD laws – i.e. laws that require companies to carry out a HREDD process – are already in place or in development across a growing number of countries, particularly in …
The launch of ChatGPT-3.5 at the end of 2022 captured the world’s attention and illustrated the uncanny ability of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to produce a range of seemingly human-generated …
In an abrupt move that has reignited debates about working from home, Amazon has recently ordered its white-collar employees to return to the office five days a week, abandoning any …
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One commitment made in the Labour Party’s ‘Plan to Make Work Pay’ was introducing a ‘right to switch off’ from work. Whilst the Coronavirus pandemic demonstrated that a wide range …
Debate about the regulation of “digital labor platforms” abounds globally among scholars, legislators, and other analysts concerned about the future of work(ers). In 2024, the European Parliament passed a first-of-its …
The news that 77% of employees who use artificial intelligence (AI) report that doing so has decreased their productivity and increased their workload has been met with mixed reactions. For those familiar …
This blogpost revisits the 2011 UK Supreme Court decision in Jivraj v Hashwani [2011] UKSC 40, which adopted a narrow reading of the personal scope of the Equality Act 2010 as it …
From ‘Fairness at Work’ to ‘Making Work Pay’: A Preliminary Assessment of the Employment Rights Bill
The pessimism of the politics should not obscure the radicalism and ambition of the Employment Bill. Indeed, it may be the most ambitious set of reforms since 1971. The Bill …