The ‘gig economy', comprised of app-enabled enterprises that profit from connecting consumers with service providers through smart communications technology, is growing exponentially. For the workers who provide the services, however, this kind of labour market engagement looks very much like...

This study seeks to provide a close and textured inquiry into the assessment of domestic workers' rights, in the South African context. The South African constitutional and legislative framework is rightly hailed as progressive and labour-friendly, and was the basis of significant, optimistic...

Over roughly the last ten years, there has been an explosion of scholarship on transnational labour law, as commentators attempt to come to terms with the shifting labour law paradigm in the new economy. Most of the work has filled law review pages. Fortunately, Sir Bob Hepple has led the way in...

The 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) finds more workers in precarious conditions than at the time of its signing, largely because of fundamental changes in an increasingly integrated, liberalized economy that has transformed the Fordist international division...

What explains the election for the 45th President of the United States? Many commentators have said that Trump is a fascist. This builds on grave concern, since Citizens United, that democracy is being corrupted. This article suggests the long term cause, and the shape of ideology is more...

In order to strengthen the efficacy of the Brussels I Regulation (recast), which has already been shown to operate effectively, it is suggested to complete it with specific rules aimed at circumscribing the jurisdictional power in respect of extra-EU cases, together with specific rules on...

For victims of domestic violence it is increasingly recognised that financial security is critical to their safety and ability to escape a violent relationship. The majority of victims of domestic violence are engaged in paid work, but are often reluctant to disclose their status. This...