Labour law

Labour law (also labor law or employment law, see spelling differences) mediates the relationship between workers (employees), employers, trade unions and the government. Collective labour law relates to the tripartite relationship between employee, employer and union. Individual labour law concerns employees' rights at work and through the contract for work. Employment standards are social norms (in some cases also technical standards) for the minimum socially acceptable conditions under which employees or contractors are allowed to work. Government agencies (such as the former US Employment Standards Administration) enforce labour law (legislative, regulatory, or judicial).

History

Labour law arose in parallel with the Industrial Revolution as the relationship between worker and employer changed from small-scale production studios to large-scale factories. Workers sought better conditions and the right to join (or avoid joining) a labour union, while employers sought a more predictable, flexible and less costly workforce. The state of labour law at any one time is therefore both the product of, and a component of struggles between various social forces.

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Hyde HR Law Helps Employees Navigate Their Cases through the Necessary Avenues

GetNews 26 Mar 2025
is one of the top labour and employment law firms founded by John Hyde, an attorney who is one of the few lawyers in Canada certified by the Law Society as a Specialist in Labour Law.

Ministry of Health proposes allowing tissue donation for individuals aged 16 and older

Vietnam News 26 Mar 2025
Donors will also be entitled to half a day off work after obtaining their employer’s consent to donate blood, without any deduction in salary or counting it as part of their annual leave or public holidays, in accordance with labour laws.

Today's tobacco and vapes legislation is idiotic. The Tories should stand with Reform against it

The Daily Telegraph 26 Mar 2025
She was absolutely right ... Let’s be clear. silence at this moment is not neutrality. It’s complicity ... Yet Labour has ignored the warnings and now seems prepared to break international law – despite Sir Keir, the lawyer, insisting he never would ... Copy link.

52 deported for violating labour and residency laws

The Daily Tribune - Bahrain 25 Mar 2025
The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has deported 52 individuals, during the period of 16 to 22 March 2025, for violating Bahrain’s labour and residency laws.

Public Servants Association calls for urgent action on undocumented immigrants in South Africa

Independent online (SA) 25 Mar 2025
Ndlovu also raised concerns about undocumented immigrants working in sectors such as construction, retail, and fuel stations, arguing that this is unfair to South African citizens and violates labour laws ... "As PSA, we are a law-abiding organisation.

Assisted dying in doubt after Leadbeater backs down

AOL 25 Mar 2025
Assisted dying has been thrown into doubt after its Labour MP sponsor agreed to postpone implementing the law until after the next election ... Kim hopes and believes the service can be delivered more quickly if it becomes law later this year.”.

Labour MPs block ban on Chinese solar panels ‘made by slaves’

The Daily Telegraph 25 Mar 2025
Critics, including on the Labour benches, said that the Government should look to mirror laws in the US, where it is presumed that goods produced in Xinjiang are made with forced labour unless otherwise proven and are subject to an import ban.

UAE Introduces 4 Key Conditions for Unemployment Insurance Compensation

Gulf News 25 Mar 2025
Job loss must not result from disciplinary action under the Labour Relations Law, the Federal Human Resources Law, or any other applicable legislation ... Law, or any other applicable legislation.

Assisted dying law thrown into doubt as plans for rollout delayed by two years

AOL 25 Mar 2025
The introduction of assisted dying in England and Wales will be pushed back by a further two years in a delay that supportive MPs fear could mean the change of law is never realised ... Jeevun Sandher, a Labour MP supportive of the bill, said.

Swabi traders hire underage boys for harvesting pea crop

Dawn 25 Mar 2025
Vegetable traders have hired underage boys for harvesting pea crops in violation of child labour laws, it was learnt here on Monday ... When contacted, the labour department officials said that they were ...

QUENTIN LETTS from Westminster: One great oddity of the Assisted Dying Bill is that the ...

The Daily Mail 25 Mar 2025
... a proposed law ... Labour MP Kim Leadbeater in her office in the Houses of Parliament, London ... Labour architect of assisted dying laws 'misleading MPs' over depth of public support for her Bill.

‘The first I’ve heard of it’ Tama Potaka unaware Treaty Principles removed from new RMA

NewstalkZB 25 Mar 2025
Brooking offered cautious support for some of the proposed changes, noting they were similar to what Labour had legislated in its two RMA replacement laws, which were later repealed by the coalition.

Author Richard Osman says he will 'take on Meta' to fight against AI copyright infringement ...

The Daily Mail 25 Mar 2025
'Copyright law is not complicated at all ... The Labour Government is proposing to change laws so tech giants can use any online material to improve their AI models – without respecting copyright laws that ensure its creators get paid.

IT employees overworked, exploited, Telangana govt must act: CPI MLA

The Siasat Daily 25 Mar 2025
He questioned the number of IT employees in the state and whether existing labour laws are being enforced ... If necessary laws do not exist, he insisted they should be introduced, emphasizing that there must be strict regulations on these companies ... .
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