In what legal experts are describing as a watershed moment in Nigeria’s fight against workplace discrimination, the National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos has delivered a landmark judgment against telecommunications …
In what legal experts are describing as a watershed moment in Nigeria’s fight against workplace discrimination, the National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos has delivered a landmark judgment against telecommunications …
Home Depot Inc. doesn’t have to rehire a Minnesota retail worker after a federal appeals court held that the National Labor Relations Board “improperly evaluated” the reasons for the company’s …
THE KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT recently released a draft Bill on domestic work (‘Bill’) for public feedback and comments. Since Independence, several attempts, mostly through private members’ Bills, have been made to introduce a comprehensive …
A recent landmark German ruling has re-emphasised the principle of equal pay for equal work, holding that a woman who claims pay discrimination is entitled to reference the salary of …
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 …
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 …
The draft National Labour and Employment Policy, prepared by the Union Labour Ministry, draws inspiration from the Manusmriti, the controversial ancient Hindu text which is widely criticised for extoling and reinforcing …
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 …
At the end of July, the Frankfurter Rundschau ran an alarming headline: “First country on Earth to become uninhabitable—alarming forecast.” The island nation of Tuvalu in the South Pacific will most likely …
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 …