Abstract

In this article, we consider how Covid-19 revealed the extent to which, in Britain, the core functions of labour law have been compromised by successive governments stretching back to the 1980s and how workers collectively have been failed as a result by a discipline intended ostensibly in their interests. We seek to measure these deficits against a set of core normative principles rooted in ILO standards which we believe underpin labour law as a discipline of worker protection. We look first at the exploitation of critical workers; second at the failure generally to make adequate provision for income security; and third at issues relating to health and safety at work. Our consideration of these issues addresses both the substantive law and the means for its enforcement. Having considered the systemic failures and lack of resilience of British labour law in this article, we intend to return to the theme in Part II at a later date to address the lessons learned and the overhaul which the pandemic has revealed to be necessary.

中文翻译：

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Ladele，Ngole和Forstater中的信仰与行动

摘要

在本文中，我们考虑Covid-19如何揭示在英国，劳动法的核心功能在多大程度上受到可追溯至1980年代的历届政府的损害，以及工人如何因预定的纪律而集体失败表面上是为了他们的利益。我们力求根据国际劳工组织标准中的一系列核心规范性原则来衡量这些赤字，我们认为这是劳动法作为保护工人原则的基础。我们首先关注关键工人的剥削；第二，普遍未能为收入保障提供足够的准备；第三是与工作中的健康和安全有关的问题。我们对这些问题的审议涉及实体法及其实施手段。