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Deliveroo's couriers work "genuinely at will," unlike Uber drivers, the food delivery giant argued at the U.K. Supreme Court on Wednesday as it fights a trade union's claim that they count as workers and are entitled to collectively negotiate their pay, hours and holidays.

Deliveroo's refusal to negotiate with a British trade union violates European human rights law, its couriers argued at Britain's highest court on Tuesday in a case that could have significant consequences for laws governing employment status.

A manager's good intentions may be irrelevant if an employee complains about their conduct, attorneys warn, as the resignation of the U.K.'s justice secretary over bullying and further allegations of impropriety at Britain's biggest business lobby shine a spotlight on inappropriate workplace behavior.

The U.K. is expected to require employers to provide occupational health care to workers — but experts say that the government must bring all providers under a single accreditation scheme and commit considerable funding to enforcement if the policy is to succeed.

More than 700 staff suing supermarket giant Sainsbury's and in-store pharmacy chain Lloyds have won their bid to remain in a long-running equal pay suit as the Court of Appeal in London dismissed a challenge on Thursday to their inclusion.

The right of parents whose children have been denied life-preserving medical care to "tell their story" outweighs the right to privacy of medical professionals who make that decision, the Court of Appeal ruled Friday, ending anonymity orders protecting the identities of doctors in two cases.

A teaching assistant told a London appeals tribunal Thursday that firing her for sharing online posts that described education about same-sex relationships as "brainwashing" and gender identity as "a perverted vision" was disproportionate and a violation of her right to freedom of speech.

With the U.K.'s tough tax system for freelancers unlikely to change, contractors and staffing agencies are pushing for regulations to address tax avoidance and employment law breaches by a burgeoning industry of umbrella companies in the government's budget on Wednesday.

Legislation to limit the disruption caused by strikes is likely to violate human rights laws, a parliamentary committee reported on Monday, adding to warnings from attorneys, politicians and unions about the bill's shortcomings ahead of a debate this week.