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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…

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Labour law and epistemic injustice – by Dr Lisa Rodgers

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…

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The ‘Coldplay Incident’: Work and Private Life – by Virginia Mantouvalou

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…

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The ‘Coldplay Incident’: Work and Private Life – by Virginia Mantouvalou

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…

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Discrimination law, Section 3 Human Rights Act, and the Higgs Poser – by Hugh Collins

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…

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Discrimination law, Section 3 Human Rights Act, and the Higgs Poser – by Hugh Collins

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…

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The Limits of Positive Action under the Equality Act 2010

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…

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The UK Supreme Court Judgment Has Brought Much Needed Confusion: Why For Women Scotland Did Not Change UK Discrimination Law

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…

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Could the absence of a gender identity be “gender reassignment” under the Equality Act 2010? – by Dr Mollie Gascoigne

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…

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Britain’s New Tipping Act: A Promising Path for the Regulation of Service Work – by Einat Albin

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 …

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Review of the exhibition ‘Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights’ at the Wellcome Trust – by Virginia Mantouvalou

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’. …

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Review of the exhibition ‘Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights’ at the Wellcome Trust – by Virginia Mantouvalou

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’. …

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Britain’s New Tipping Act: A Promising Path for the Regulation of Service Work – by Einat Albin

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 …

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