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labour law

British

noun

those areas of law which appertain to the relationship between employers and employees and between employers and trade unions

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He called labour law in America today "like the wild, wild West".

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Centrist French EU lawmaker Pascal Canfin said the new rulebook would not touch labour law.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

Another person said, "Offering an actor the choice of an intimacy coordinator instead of immediately hiring one feels like a labour law violation."

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2024

Prof Yunus's lawyers say he is facing more than 100 other charges over labour law violations and alleged graft.

From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2024

Twelve hundred were sentenced to death, and a Commission of Inquiry was sent out from Denmark, the result of their report being that the obnoxious labour law was repealed.

From The West Indies and the Spanish Main by James Rodway

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