ConCourt ruling allows parents to share four-month leave, ending maternal bias

The Constitutional Court on Friday handed down a landmark judgment, effectively equalising parental leave rights in South Africa by granting all parents equal entitlements, regardless of gender, sex, colour, or …

Thousands march in Greece against labor law changes, disrupt services nationwide

Unions representing civil servants and private sector workers called the strike to protest labor law changes that allow greater flexibility in labor conditions, including overtime that could stretch occasional shifts …

Forced labour concerns: US bans import of Giant’s Taiwan-made bikes

On 24 September 2025, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said that it will detain bicycles, bicycle parts and accessories made by Giant Manufacturing in Taiwan, due to information that …

French OECD Says Shein Doesn’t Comply With CSR Guidelines

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)’s National Contact Point (NCP) in France said this week that fast-fashion giant Shein has failed to follow the guidelines it puts forth related to human …

EEOC targets big employers in disability discrimination crackdown

Chicago’s Jewel-Osco has agreed to pay $1.95m (£1.45m) to resolve an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) investigation into the alleged denial of reasonable accommodations to disabled employees. The settlement agreement …

Govt to revise trade union rules requiring minimum 50 workers

The government has rolled back its earlier decision allowing trade unions to be formed in any factory with the support of just 20 workers.  Under the new rules, the minimum …

Britain would have 14m more secure jobs if Employment Rights Bill was in place in 2023, study finds

MORE than a million workers a year will be protected from “severe insecurity” by the Employment Rights Bill, but 14 million more would in secure jobs if the legislation had …

Wellbeing How climate change is exacerbating pre-existing workplace ill-health

Super Typhoon Ragasa rampaged across East and South-East Asia this week, renewing questions about how global employers can protect employees’ health and wellbeing from ever more deadly and frequent natural …

Germany’s TikTok moderators laid off for AI demand compensation

TikTok workers in Germany are half way through a four-day strike over the social media giant’s plans to replace around 150 content moderators with artificial intelligence and refusal to engage …

Uber ordered to pay lost wages in ‘landmark’ unfair deactivation case

Adelaide-based Uber driver Mohammad Shareed Hotak was thrown off the platform for two months after he reported an assault by passengers who made an unproven allegation of threatening behaviour. In …