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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labour law

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

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

The commission has insisted labour law will not be touched by the proposal and that any business will have to follow the rules based on where they are headquartered.

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 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

In January of this year he was sentenced to six months in prison for violations of labour law, which he denied, and in June he and 13 others were indicted on embezzlement charges.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 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a Commission of Inquiry was sent out from Denmark, the result of their report being that the obnoxious labour law was repealed.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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