Month: February 2021
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Uber drivers now “workers” in the UK
Tarun Barkskar and Anushree Chandra The UK Supreme Court recently delivered a landmark judgement in the case of Uber BV and Ors. v Aslam and Ors., deciding in favour of Uber car drivers, and rejecting the stand of Uber London of being a mere independent contractor and not the employer. The Court ordered that as…
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CONCEPT OF ‘FLOOR WAGE’ UNDER THE CODE ON WAGES, 2019: RINGING THE BELL OF CONSTITUTIONALITY
Introduction The Second Labour Commissionwhich was set up in 2003 decided that, the various labour laws that were existent at that time should be amalgamated under separate labour codes. This was done with the intent to streamline the laws and avoid friction between various Acts. One such Code, which is due to come into force…