CJEU, 14 March 2017, Case Nr. C 157/15, Samira Achbita, Centrum voor gelijkheid van kansen en voor racismebestrijding v. G4S Secure Solutions NV

Article 2(2)(a) of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation must be interpreted as meaning that the prohibition on wearing an …

European Court of Justice March 14, 2017, C-188/15, Bougnaoui c. Micropole SA

European Court of Justice (ECJ):  The National Court refers to the ECJ a question of interpretation of the EU law.  The National Court then applies the ECJ ruling in its …

Belgium: Y. Pagnerre, « (Liberté de) Religion v. (Liberté d’) entreprise », Droit social, 2017/5, France, 2017

This article follows the two judgments on 14 March 2017 of the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning the ban on the wearing of the headscarf at work …

Judgements in Cases C-157/15 and C-188/15 – Court of the Justice of the European Union (Press Release)

The court held that “an internal rule of an undertaking which prohibits the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign does not constitute direct discrimination.”  This decision was …

Sweden: Article “Introduction of statutory protection for whistleblowers”

This article considers the legislation introduced in 2017 specifically to protect whistleblowers (both permanent employees and temporary workers) who report serious wrongdoings by their employer (be it whether the employer …

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UK: “The Trade Union Act 2016: coming to an industry near you on 1 March 2017”

This brief article reports that the Trade Union Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional) Regulations 2017 SI 2017/139 were confirmed, as well as how the main provisions of the …

An elusive justice—holding parent companies accountable for human rights abuse

A UK judgement on Shell’s operations in Nigeria yet again shows the need to prevent powerful multinationals hiding behind their subsidiaries to dodge accountability for human rights abuses. https://www.openglobalrights.org/elusive-justice-holding-parent-companies-accountable-for-human-rights-ab/

UK:”Collection: Certification Officer decisions: breach of union rules”

On this webpage, United Kingdom’s (“U.K.”) Government’s Certification Officer, who is the head of the Certification Office for Trade Unions and Employers’ Associations, publishes final decisions on complaints filed by …

Dewhurst v Citysprint UK Ltd

The Central London Employment Tribunal found that Dewhurst, a cycle courier, was a worker within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act. As such, the employer, a same day courier …

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Trade unions in transnational automotive companies in Russia and Slovakia: Prospects for working-class power

This paper deals with a problem of bargaining power of Russian workers using an example of VW factory in Kaluga region. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0959680116676718 (in English)

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