The authors here discuss France’s newly-enacted “duty of vigilance” for those multinational firms operating wholly in part in that country. The statute mandates corporate establishment of mechanisms designed to prevent …
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THE COALITION OF LGBT ORGANISATIONS SUBMITS A REPORT ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF LGBT PEOPLE IN RUSSIA TO THE UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS (CESCR).
This report examines employment discrimination based on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. It states that the Russian Federation claims that between 2013 and 2016 there were no …
UK: Unison, R (on the application of) v Lord Chancellor [2017] UKSC 51
The ruling in this appellate case, which applies both to the public and private sectors, addressed whether fees imposed upon a person who wishes to pursue proceedings in an Employment …
رأت المحكمة العليا في الاتحاد الروسي أن آراء لجنة الأمم المتحدة للقضاء على التمييز ضد المرأة إلزامية لتنفيذها من قبل روسيا وقد تكون سبباً لمراجعة حكم المحكمة
في حكمها الصادر في 24 يوليو 2017 ، رقم 46-KG17-24 ، عقدت المحكمة العليا للاتحاد الروسي: "فتوى لجنة القضاء على التمييز ضد المرأة ، أصدرت ...
UK: Good Work: The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices (the “Taylor Review”)
The Taylor Review is the 116-page document on which the December 2018 United Kingdom (“U.K.”) “Good Work Plan” was based. The Taylor Review is an independent report commissioned in 2016 …
Uber Is Dealt a Fresh Blow in European Legal Case
A report on the European and French challenges faced by Uber. In particular, the article quotes French logic behind their legal challenges as attempting to ensure that Uber pays the …
UK: “Tribunal awards £2 for employer’s refusal of unsuitable companion at disciplinary hearing”
In a decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) in the United Kingdom, applying Section 10 of the Employment Relations Act 1999 and reconsidering its decision in Toal & Hughes …
UK, EU: “In Unions We Trust! Analysing Confidence in Unions across Europe”
This article reports on the findings of an empirical study undertaken in fourteen European countries, exploring whether there is a genuine crisis regarding “confidence in unions”. It emerges that unions …
Mongolia: Monitoring by the Trade Unions on the Implementation of the Labour Law
This report was conducted by the National Legal Institute of Mongolia in 2008. It examines the current role of representative organizations and discusses the need and legal means to advance …
Vigilance or Compliance? On the New French “Vigilance” Law
Discusses the newly enacted French Vigilance Law, which “extends to all French companies that have more than 5,000 employees domestically or employ 10,000 employees worldwide” and requires them to enact …
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