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Can a moment have heat? As time lacks mass, not literally. Yet we understand the metaphor of the distraction of intense heat. Under pressure, angry, anxious, or upset people say things that they do not really mean. Or, more precisely, they do mean them at that moment…
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Questions are being raised about the role of the law in dealing with issues associated with the menopause in the workplace following the recent publication by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) of the Guidance on the Menopause for Employers. The Guidance refers to the possibility of using…
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The Clapham omnibus passes perilously close to a cyclist toiling along with a big turquoise box on his back. The passengers see the kangaroo logo, and when the conductor asks, “Who is he working for?” they chorus as…
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In the context of the UK Covid inquiry, employment law barrister, Jason Braier, commented on social media:
Employees are often told that when they draft emails they should keep in mind that they could be read out in court any day.
The Covid Inquiry hopefully highlights that…
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In September 2023, the government finally took concrete steps to remove the ‘family worker exemption,’ a legislative provision that has sanctioned exploitation of live-in domestic workers by obstructing a clear entitlement to payment of the National Minimum Wage (NMW). The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2023…
In May 2023, the University of Oxford Bonavero Institute of Human Rights hosted an event to mark the publication of the book Structural Injustice and Workers’ Rights, by Virginia Mantouvalou. Speakers at the event were Bridget Anderson (University of Bristol), Shreya Atrey (University of Oxford), Samantha Currie (Liverpool University), Emily Kenway (Edinburgh University), Virginia Mantouvalou (UCL)…
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For the past year, unions have dominated the headlines. Seemingly unending economic and political turmoil has culminated in a wave of industrial action unprecedented since the Thatcher-era. Soaring living costs, real-terms wage cuts, and unsustainable workloads have left workers in countless industries feeling compelled to strike.…
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Following the High Court judgment of 27th April in Secretary of State for Health and Social Care v Royal College of Nursing in favour of the Secretary of State, I have provided the following update to my earlier blog post containing some reflections on the reasoning behind the judgment.
The…
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Nearly five years on from the Women and Equalities Select Committee Report on Sexual harassment in the workplace (HC 725, 25 July 2018), three and a half years after the Government’s Consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace (GEO, Summer 2019) and nearly two…
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Last week was grim in British politics and the weekend was miserable for football fans. The suspension of Gary Lineker from the BBC triggered a fierce and intense debate on free speech in social media and its relationship to employment, leading also to a major crisis for the organisation. Lineker…
