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Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Adjudicator, Emile Daly has described the conduct of employer, Dallan & Co Mechanical Services Ltd in the case as…

After a strike for living wages and personal protective equipment, workers at Future East Africa Cooperation (FEAC) negotiated a collective bargaining agreement to improve wages and health and safety at work.

Sen. Leila M. De Lima More convicted inmates might recant their testimonies against detained former Senator Leila M. De Lima “due to threats and pressure” if they would be hauled back to the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City from the Armed Forces of the Philippines headquarters in Ca

The Philippine National Police has assured the Department of Justice it would make available police witnesses for the DOJ’s probe of alleged irregularities in the conduct of the war on drugs.

The Irish Government recently brought in significant changes to leave entitlements for employees with the introduction of a statutory sick pay scheme…

There have been several developments in Irish employment law in recent months. These developments include requirements for gender pay gap reporting, expanded protections for...

IACAT The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) welcomed the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 2249 that seeks to further strengthen the Philippines’ law against human trafficking under Republic Act No. 9208 enacted in 2003 as amended by RA 10364 in 2012. Department of Justice (DOJ) Unders

Know your rights: 10 laws that protect women and their rights 36055 Crimes against women occur every minute in India. Women are not safe, whether it is in their houses, public places or at the workplace. Your safety in your hands sounds like a clichéd adage to repeat. Given the number of crimes that are committed against women, it is pertinent that women are aware about the laws that are in place to protect them. Remember knowledge is power. As a parent, wife, daughter, employee and a woman th...

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Challenges of retrenchment jurisprudence The Industrial Court, Port of Spain. - JEFF K MAYERS From time to time, I write on special cases, particularly those that expand the Industrial Relations (IR) jurisprudence and possibly create new law. The case of TD 407 of 2016 in Transport and Industrial Workers’ Union and Ansa Polymer delivered on November 12, 2020 is one such example. Also, I read and noted with some scepticism, the earlier judgement contained in Trade Dispute 74/2014 between OWTU ...