Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts England and Wales High Court

Date: 11/13/2020

Subject: The decision of the England and Wales High Court, on the concept of worker in relation to the applicability of EU norms on health and security in the workplace and the consequent obligation to provide medications in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 even to those who are not employees

Parties: THE QUEEN on the application of THE INDEPENDENT WORKERS' UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN versus Claimant (1) THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WORK AND PENSIONS (2) THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY - and - THE HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE Defendants Interested Party

Original language: English

Classification: Solidarity - Art. 31 Working conditions: safe - Art. 35 Medical treatments

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