This blog, supported by UCL Laws, is a forum for academics, practising lawyers and those engaged in labour law policies to provide expert analysis of labour law matters. It welcomes both commentari…

Image by Rahul Bhattacharya from Pixabay I would like to thank Professor Valerio de Stefano, Professor Douglas Brodie, Dr Zoe Adams and Dr Steve Riley for all their help and support in developing t…

Image by Okan Caliskan from Pixabay 1. Introduction Last summer, a woman and a man were embracing blissfully at a Coldplay concert when they were caught by a ‘kiss cam’, a camera that is used in co…

Image by Okan Caliskan from Pixabay 1. Introduction Last summer, a woman and a man were embracing blissfully at a Coldplay concert when they were caught by a ‘kiss cam’, a camera that is used in co…

Image by StartupStockPhotos from Pixabay Both human rights law and discrimination law share a concern to ensure respect for the dignity and autonomy of individuals.  Yet they pursue those shar…

Image by StartupStockPhotos from Pixabay Both human rights law and discrimination law share a concern to ensure respect for the dignity and autonomy of individuals.  Yet they pursue those shar…

Image by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay 1. INTRODUCTION Some British media outlets ran stories in April 2025 on how a regional Police Force (West Yorkshire) has put ‘applications from white Brits…

What did the Supreme Court decide in For Women Scotland? The case concerned quotas in the representation of women in public boards in Scotland, under the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Sco…

Image from Pixabay 1. Introduction This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Birmingham Employment Tribunal’s decision in Taylor v Jaguar Land Rover (“Taylor”), where Ms Taylor…

Image from Pixabay I. Introduction On October 1, 2024, the newly adopted Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (hereinafter: the Tipping Act), came into force, accompanied by a Code of Practice …

Washerwoman, Shannon Alonzo, 2018 1. Introduction In October 2024, a group of UCL academics and students visited an exhibition at the Wellcome Trust entitled ‘Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights’. …

Washerwoman, Shannon Alonzo, 2018 1. Introduction In October 2024, a group of UCL academics and students visited an exhibition at the Wellcome Trust entitled ‘Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights’. …

Image from Pixabay I. Introduction On October 1, 2024, the newly adopted Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (hereinafter: the Tipping Act), came into force, accompanied by a Code of Practice …