What the Rana Plaza accord changed in Bangladesh's factories
After Rana Plaza killed more than 1,100 people, brands signed a binding safety accord. It brought tens of thousands of inspections, but most brands kept out.
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Big British employers must publish their gender pay gap
Employers in Britain with 250 or more staff must file and publish their gender pay gap each year. From 2027 they must also publish an action plan.
New York rewrote factory fire safety after the Triangle fire
A locked stairwell door trapped ninth-floor workers in New York's 1911 Triangle fire, and the state answered with 38 new safety laws.
British law entitles staff to every penny of a service charge
British law bans an employer from keeping any part of a card or cash tip, including a service charge added to the bill before a worker sees it.
Every UK employer must auto-enrol staff earning £10,000
UK employers must put staff aged 22 or over who earn at least £10,000 into a workplace pension. You can opt out, but you are re-enrolled every three years.
France's 35-hour law traded fewer hours for flexible shifts
France's working week fell to 35 hours under the loi Aubry. Its real effect was to make firms renegotiate contracts around flexible, annualised hours.