Judge orders Amazon to refrain from retaliating against union organizers

Nov 23, 2022 23:17 pm UTC| Law Economy Business

A US federal judge has issued a cease-and-desist order directing Amazon to not retaliate against employees involved in workplace activism, in a case seeking the reinstatement of a fired employee. US District Judge Diane...

Apple agrees to voluntarily correct unfair app policy on S. Korean developers

Nov 23, 2022 23:16 pm UTC| Technology Economy Business Law

Apple Inc. agreed to voluntarily correct its commission policy of charging local app developers more after the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) launched a probe into the US tech giant. There is widespread criticism that...

Energy bills: why household finances and business certainty will still suffer under Jeremy Hunt's extended plan

Nov 23, 2022 05:12 am UTC| Law Economy

Among the grim news in Jeremy Hunts recent autumn statement was an attempt to square the circle on energy bills. Funding for the Energy Price Guarantee that aims to limit household energy prices will continue throughout...

The criminal justice system is retraumatizing victims of violent crime

Nov 23, 2022 04:59 am UTC| Life Law

In a split moment, violence can change our lives. We could become a target of violence in our home, school, workplace and community. You might be slapped, punched, stabbed or shot, resulting in serious injuries, trauma or...

Unregulated 'innovation': India’s medicine problem

Nov 15, 2022 16:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

If India is the pharmacy of the world, its not doing a good job of providing safe products. A large number of children in the Gambia and Indonesia have recently died after ingesting cough syrup made in India. And in 2019,...

Journalists must be protected in police investigations. Here's our five point plan for reform

Oct 31, 2022 08:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

Australia is now 39th in Reporters Sans Frontiers World Press Freedom Index, a staggering decline of 20 places since 2018. This reflects a fact acknowledged by both the Morrison and Albanese governments: Australia has a...

The jury that asked the spirit world for a verdict – and other bizarre tales from the courtroom

Oct 31, 2022 08:54 am UTC| Law

Criminal justice systems vary around the world. But in many countries, for hundreds of years, people have faced trial by a jury of their peers. In England and Wales, a jury is a group of 12 members of the public who are...