Untied Kingdom: Eweida v United Kingdom, 2013 

This case concerns wearing religious jewelry at the workplace.  Here, a woman wore a cross to her job for British Airways against the employer’s rules.  The Court held that there …

Belgium: Frequently asked questions on the gender pay gap

The aim of the article is to inform more working women on how to avoid wage gaps between men and women in order to gradually reduce them. The article defines …

Emergency Exit: Collective Bargaining, the ILO, and Irish Law

Doherty examines the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ complaint to the International Labour Organization over scarce legal protections for workers engaged in collective bargaining in Ireland. The article contextualizes this …

Mongolia: Gender disparities in labor markets and policy suggestions

This report by World Bank addresses gender discrimination in the Mongolian labour market in comparison with other countries. It proposes a range of policies that could address the underrepresentation of …

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Trade unions and migrant workers in Western Europe

The paper examines the gap between the unionization rate of local and migrant workers in 14 Western European countries and examines the role of labor market segregation and organizational security …

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Mongolia: Advancing women’s role in mining sector

This report by the World Bank examines women’s employment in the mining sector, one of the core sectors of Mongolia. Currently, women’s employment in mining is largely in support services …

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United Kingdom: Redfearn v Serco Ltd, 2012

This case explains political affiliation in connection to alleged discrimination based upon freedom of association.  Here, the claimant – a driver at a private company – was affiliated with the …

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UK: Saint Prix v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2012] UKSC 49; Case C‑507/12, Saint Prix v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Judgment of the CJEU (First Chamber), 19 June 2014

This case was not decided by the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) Supreme Court, but, instead, was referred to The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) to research and develop …

Indian Laws on Employee and Workplace Discrimination and Harassment

The article provides an understanding of the various anti-discrimination statutes in India. The article touches on the constitutional provisions that form the basis of the anti-discrimination statutes and then briefly …

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UK; EU: “Identifying ‘Exploitative Compromises’: The Role of Labour Law in Resolving Disputes Between Workers”

Both at the policy level and at the workplace level, the interests of labor are not always a unified set of interests versus employers with capital in the traditional “labour …

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