labour law

British

noun

those areas of law which appertain to the relationship between employers and employees and between employers and trade unions

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The states have fewer labour law restraints than in the West and total alignment between airlines and airport operators.

From Barron's

But most of China's 80 million gig workers have "no real access to labour law protections because of their ambiguous employment status," said Ou Lin, a law professor at Britain's Lancaster University.

From Barron's

And the industry is waiting to see if his new labour law will pave the way for tighter regulations.

From BBC

Another person said, "Offering an actor the choice of an intimacy coordinator instead of immediately hiring one feels like a labour law violation."

From Salon

The country's Ministry of Employment and Labor on Wednesday dismissed claims of workplace harrassment against a member of the group, saying celebrities were not seen as workers under the country's labour law - and were therefore not entitled to the same rights.

From BBC

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