Workers’ Rights: A Public Health Issue: R (on the application of The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain) v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
英国高等法院在司法审查中裁定，零工工人应享有欧盟指令规定的健康与安全保护，这对疫情期间面临更高风险的工人具有重要意义。
R (on the application of The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain) v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy1 is a significant decision of the High Court in a judicial review claiming health and safety protection for workers in compliance with European Union (EU) Directives. The changing nature of the labour market has led to an increased awareness of the precarity of working conditions, with many workers excluded from employment protection laws. IWUGB is an important judgment in a growing body of authorities extending employment rights to gig workers. Although it is a first instance decision, the failure of the Government to appeal has led to drafting of provisions extending health and safety protection to workers. This is a welcome development in a pandemic that exposes workers to increased risk at work and makes workers’...