Labor Laws

Various Euro banknotes and coins scattered on a white surface, including 5, 10, 20, 100, 200 Euro notes

September 3, 2026

Business·UK

£4M Recovered: UK Names 660 Employers Who Underpaid 27,000 Workers — Check If Yours Is Listed

Nearly 660 UK employers named for paying below minimum wage. 27,000 workers got £4 million back. Check your payslip — here's what the law says you're owed.

Business·India·Policy

EPFO Enrolment Campaign 2026: Employers Get July 1 Start, October 31 Deadline to Regularize Missing Workers, ₹100 Damages

EPFO Employees' Enrolment Campaign 2026 runs July 1–October 31. Employers regularize workers from April 2009. ₹100 lump-sum damages. Digital enrollment via UMANG. Limited window.

August 23, 2026

Victorian Teachers Agreement Reached: New Wage and Condition Benchmarks Secured

Australia·News

Victorian teachers secure new industrial agreement with improved wages and workplace conditions. Educational sector negotiation concludes after prolonged discussions. Teacher union celebrates contract advancement.

Fair Work Launches Gig Worker Minimum Standards Amid Platform Economy Pressure

Australia·News·Policy

New Australian Fair Work standards set minimum protections for gig economy workers. Rideshare, delivery platforms must comply with employment rules. Platform workers' rights strengthen

Business·News

Volkswagen Hit with $30M Fine for Amazon Slave Labor Practices

A Brazilian labor court has ordered Volkswagen to pay $30 million for subjecting workers to slave-like conditions on a company-owned farm in the Amazon rainforest during the 1970s and 1980s. The ruling,

Sunita Somvanshi

August 31, 2025

Multiple Qantas aircraft with red kangaroo tails parked at London Heathrow, ground vehicles on the tarmac, and an aircraft wing visible in the foreground.

Australia·Aviation·Business

Record A$90m Penalty Hits Qantas for Illegal Outsourcing: Judge Calls Out ‘Wrong Kind of Sorry’

The Federal Court of Australia has ordered Qantas to pay a record A$90 million penalty for illegally outsourcing 1,820 ground handling jobs in 2020, marking one of the largest penalties ever imposed

Sonali Tiwary

August 19, 2025

Canada·News

Canada Post Seals 11% Wage Deal With Rural Union While $841M Deficit Looms in Larger CUPW Standoff

Canada Post has reached a new agreement with its second-largest union after 18 months of tough negotiations, while talks with its largest union remain stuck in a difficult standoff. The deal with

Govind Tekale

June 21, 2025

Representative Image: Ron DeSantis. Photo Source: Gage Skidmore (Flickr)

News·USA

Florida Bill Could Let Teens Work Unlimited Hours as Labor Shortages Grow

Florida’s recent push to relax child labor laws reveals a complex economic strategy tied directly to immigration policy. The legislation, advancing through Florida’s legislature, would strip work protections for teenagers, potentially allowing

Govind Tekale

March 28, 2025