Prohibition of Slavery and Forced Labour in UK Law
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Modern slavery directors personally liable for employee exploitation
The High Court has held a company’s officers personally, jointly and severally liable to its employees as victims of modern slavery. The officers had deliberately and systematically utilised coerci...... ... Rights Act 1998 for breach of the prohibition on slavery and forced labour in Article 4 of the ... ...
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Significant UK Ruling On The Contours Of Criminal Liability For Human Rights Abuses Occurring In Overseas Supply Chains
... ... investigated in respect of forced labour and other human rights ... abuses ... follows (emphasis added): ... '1. Prohibition of importation of foreign prison made ... The ... contrary to section 1 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and / or ... section 51 of the ... ...
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Hot Topics in Supply Chain Compliance
The last few years have seen a proliferation of new supply chain-focused regulations and other compliance obligations, a trend which isn’t likely to abate any time soon. In this Alert, we provide a...... ... The UK Modern Slavery Act (MSA). Starting this year, the MSA will ... The UK Labour Standards Assurance System (LSAS). LSAS was ... things addresses the use of child and forced labor; (2) assessing the extent to which labor ... the consumptive demand exception, the prohibition did not apply to the extent that US demand ... ...
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Global Employment Lawyer – Issue 4 / 2022
In this issue, we provide a brief summary of the key employment and labour law changes that will have an impact on employers around the world. The pandemic undoubtedly upended and caused lasti...... ... of our global employment and labour review ... As the end of the calendar year draws ... sexual harassment policy; ... prohibition of mistreatment, harassment and ... violence ... health care, education and protection from forced ... labour. In particular, this law includes a ... mitigating the risk of slavery and forced labour ... What impact do you think ... ...
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Key developments in corporate governance - August 2024
This briefing is the seventh in our series of briefings on corporate governance and is designed to provide a synopsis of topical corporate governance matters impacting companies in the United Kingd...... ... EU Forced" Labour Ban / UK’s Modern Slavery Act ... The EU\xE2" ... This legislation would apply a ... prohibition on all products available on the EU market made ... ...
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