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labour law

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

The states have fewer labour law restraints than in the West and total alignment between airlines and airport operators.

From Barron's Mar. 2, 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

The chair of parliament's Business and Trade Committee, Darren Jones, said McDonald's should terminate franchise deals if branches were not following labour law correctly.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2023

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a Commission of Inquiry was sent out from Denmark, the result of their report being that the obnoxious labour law was repealed.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 Rodway, James

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