Last week, a Texas federal judge handed the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) a victory by refusing to grant an injunction that sought to delay the implementation of the Agency’s rule regarding workplace injuries and illnesses. The new rule, entitled “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illness,” requires most employers to submit
In UK employment law a person’s employment status determines both their rights and responsibilities. An individual can be an employee, a worker or self-employed. Whilst traditionally individuals were employees or self-employed there has been a significant rise in “worker” status. The recent reported case of Aslam and others v Uber BV considered whether drivers had
The federal government has moved one step closer to making good on its promise earlier this year to restore the pre-2013 public service labour relations regime. On November 28, 2016, the government tabled legislation to repeal parts of Conservative Bill C-4 (Economic Action Plan, No. 2, Division 17), dealing with essential services, collective bargaining, and