Select Committee · Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Human Rights at Work

Status: Closed Opened: 10 Feb 2023 Closed: 29 May 2024

In this inquiry, we will look at the extent to which human rights are protected and respected in the workplace. Read the terms of reference to find out more about the inquiry .

Oral evidence sessions

6 sessions
Date Witnesses
31 Jan 2024 Dr Carole Murphy · St. Mary’s University, Elysia McCaffrey · Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), Jonathan Hall KC · Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation View ↗
25 Oct 2023 Akua Reindorf KC · Cloisters Chambers, Gill Hunter · Square One Law, Ijeoma Omambala KC · Old Square Chambers, Peter Cheese · Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development, Professor Robert Wintermute · Kings College London View ↗
13 Sep 2023 Alex Millbrook · Kalayaan, Kate Roberts · Lived Experience, Margaret Beels · Department for Business and Trade, Professor Virginia Mantouvalou · University College London View ↗
5 Jul 2023 Anna Thomas · Institute for the Future of Work, Jeremias Adams-Prassl · Magdalen College at the University of Oxford, Sian Mckinley · Herbert Smith Freehills View ↗
14 Jun 2023 Amanda Gearing · GMB Union, Andrew Burns · Devereaux Chambers, Bruce Robin · UNISON, Henry Chango-Lopez · Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB), Professor Alan Bogg · University of Bristol, Sarah Fraser Butlin · Cloisters Chambers View ↗
7 Jun 2023 Dr Philippa Collins · University of Bristol, Elaine Banton · 7BR, Sandra Fredman · The University of Oxford View ↗

Who gave evidence

24 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Akua Reindorf KC · Barrister Cloisters Chambers 1
Alex Millbrook · Lawyer Kalayaan 1
Amanda Gearing · Senior Organiser GMB Union 1
Andrew Burns · Barrister Devereaux Chambers 1
Anna Thomas · Co-Founder and Director Institute for the Future of Work 1
Bruce Robin · Legal Officer UNISON 1
Dr Carole Murphy · Director of Bakhita Centre for Research on Slaver… St. Mary’s University 1
Dr Philippa Collins · Senior Lecturer in law University of Bristol 1
Elaine Banton · Barrister 7BR 1
Elysia McCaffrey · Chief Executive Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) 1
Gill Hunter · Managing Partner Square One Law 1
Henry Chango-Lopez · General Secretary Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) 1
Ijeoma Omambala KC · Barrister Old Square Chambers 1
Jeremias Adams-Prassl · Professor of Law Magdalen College at the University of Oxford 1
Jonathan Hall KC · Independent Reviewer Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation 1
Kate Roberts · Body Image Panelist Lived Experience 1
Margaret Beels · Director of Labour Market Enforcement Department for Business and Trade 1
Peter Cheese · CEO Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development 1
Professor Alan Bogg · Professor of Labour Law University of Bristol 1
Professor Robert Wintermute · Professor of Human Rights Law Kings College London 1
Professor Virginia Mantouvalou · Professor of Labour Law and Human Rights University College London 1
Sandra Fredman · Professor of the Laws of the British Commonwealth… The University of Oxford 1
Sarah Fraser Butlin · Barrister Cloisters Chambers 1
Sian Mckinley · Senior Associate (Employed Barrister) Herbert Smith Freehills 1