Employment Rights Bill enters ‘ping pong’ stage as government is defeated in the Lords

Labour’s employment rights legislation has suffered a series of defeats in the House of Lords, meaning that it will now go back to the House of Commons in a process …

RMG leaders seek review of labour law amendments

Leaders of the country’s apparel industry on Tuesday urged the government to review certain provisions of the latest amendments to the labour law, saying the changes were made bypassing the …

Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals

Rising global heat is now killing one person a minute around the world, a major report on the health impact of the climate crisis has revealed. It says the world’s …

Irish firms must prepare for greater pay gap reporting obligations

Ireland’s smaller employers have until the end of November to comply with new gender pay gap reporting rules which came into effect in May 2025. The government’s amendment to the …

Bangladesh drops charges against 48,000 garment workers

Workers’ rights campaigners have welcomed a decision by Bangladesh’s interim government to drop outstanding criminal cases against more than 48,000 garment workers who were arrested during pay protests two years …

Trans EEOC director faced discrimination on the job, judge rules

Aformer Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) employee who sued the agency for trans discrimination was wrongfully denied access to unemployment benefits, an administrative judge has ruled, in the first step …

Australia’s FWC sides with banker in remote working dispute

In a landmark decision, Australia’s Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ruled in favour of a long-serving Westpac banker, granting her the right to work from home full time.  The ruling, …

White House Weighs Fresh Nicaragua Tariffs Over Human Rights

The US is weighing imposing new tariffs on imports from Nicaragua or cutting the country off from benefits under a free trade deal, the White House’s Office of the US Trade …

Une employée philippine brise le mur de l’immunité diplomatique

Le Tribunal fédéral vient d’ouvrir une brèche significative dans le mur de l’immunité diplomatique en autorisant les poursuites contre un diplomate pakistanais accusé d’exploitation par son personnel domestique. Plusieurs employés de maison …

Labor Unions, EFF Sue Trump Administration to Stop Ideological Surveillance of Free Speech Online

The United Automobile Workers (UAW), Communications Workers of America (CWA), and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) filed a lawsuit today against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their …