Labour Law Course Builds HR KnowledgeBYLINE: sarah-jane boschCape Times (South Africa)
On 1 July 2023, a new law on sexual harassment entered into force. It aims to support the necessary cultural changes in the individual workplace to secure a healthy and discrimination-free working environment. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees worked from their homes. As a result ...
Free Online AccessChapter Content Redundancies/reductions in force, business transfers and reorganisations Protection against dismissal Statutory employment protection rights Worker consultation, trade unions and industrial action Other recent developments in the field of employment and labour law...
Part 1. Scale and manifestations of modern slavery Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage Forced labour and migration Migrant workers who are not protected by law or are unable to exercise their rights face a higher risk of forced labour than other workers. The ...
Of course, Mark James was suing an impecunious and defenceless woman. This blogger went to law school and can and will successfully defend libel claims such as Esther Baker’s failed counter-claim inSmith v Baker. Your author obtained a distinction on his civil litigation exam and can write...
framework”. All talk of replacing or scrapping the Human Rights Act has been dropped. For the first time there is also an explicit commitment that “these rights will be based on those set out in the European Convention on Human Rights, while also taking into account our common law ...
“The research conducted for this report reveals that women in the garment sector have been systematically denied their rights to maternity leave under Bangladeshi law.”(Stitched Up: pg 8 ) The report investigated 41 garment factories (there are an estimated 4,825 garment factories in Bangladesh...
Herzog later returned to Britain, studying law at the University of London, and served in the British army during World War II. In 1947 he rejoined the Haganah, and with the formation of Israel in 1948, Herzog fought against neighbouring Arab countries in the first Arab-Israeli war and was...
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Similarly, save for terms usually implied into contracts by common law principles in the absence of express provisions on pertinent matters (such as trade customs, usual course of dealing, etc.), parties are usually held to the express terms of their contract. There is no overriding requirement...