Forced Labour in the UK’s Supply Chains

1. The Joint Committee on Human Rights has explored the issue of forced labour in supply chains reaching the UK. The inquiry has found evidence that goods which are produced …

Lords pass amendment to weaken crackdown on zero-hours contracts

The Employment Rights Bill suffered a set-back on Monday, as Conservative and Liberal-Democrat peers successfully passed amendments that weaken the government’s measures to tackle insecure work. The amendments seeks to …

Not Even Nice Work If You Can Get It; A Longitudinal Study of Uber’s Algorithmic Pay and Pricing

A new independent study, published today by researchers from the University of Oxford in partnership with Worker Info Exchange, reveals that Uber’s introduction of dynamic pay has reduced driver pay, increased …

Modern slavery victims opt to stay with exploiters for fear of deportation, research finds

Modern slavery victims are choosing to stay with their exploiters rather than access government support designed to protect them for fear of immigration enforcement, research has found. The independent anti-slavery …

MPs seek assurance that UK gender guidance will not ignore trans people

A cross-party committee of MPs has written to the UK’s equalities watchdog to seek assurances that its guidance on how organisations interpret the landmark supreme court ruling on gender issues …

Legal definition of woman is based on biological sex, UK supreme court rules

The UK supreme court has ruled that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex, in a victory for gender-critical campaigners. …

Employment rights bill must do more to stop ‘disposable labour’ in UK, say unions

The UK government’s employment rights bill has made “important strides” to stop another P&O Ferries scandal happening – but more must be done, according to trade unions. The TUC, Nautilus and …

UN judge found guilty of forcing young woman to work as slave

A United Nations judge has been convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave. Lydia Mugambe, 49, took advantage of her status over her victim by preventing her …

UK employment rights plan extends guaranteed hours to agency workers

All British workers, including nearly a million agency workers, will be entitled to a contract which reflects the hours they regularly work, according to amendments tabled by the government to …

Asda workers advance to the final stage of their equal pay battle

The Employment Tribunal found in favour of 12 out of 14 women acting as ‘lead claimants’ for the store workers in the action and determined that they have established equal …