“The UK has seen a dramatic growth in precarious work over recent decades, including the amorphous category of ‘zero-hours contracts’ which are often regarded as a paradigm example of an …
EU to sanction trade partners breaching labour, climate rules
EU trading partners who breach international labour standards or climate commitments, face being slapped with sanctions, under EU Commission proposals on Wednesday (22 June). “While our approach should remain centred …
Commission unveils new approach to trade agreements to promote green and just growth
The European Commission is today taking a major step in making EU trade greener, fairer and more sustainable. It has unveiled a new plan to enhance the contribution of EU …
Train strike: UK government’s plan to replace strikers with agency workers failed in 2015 – it still won’t work today
As the UK government faces the prospect of a summer of strikes, it has reintroduced plans to change the law so agency workers can be hired to replace striking workers. While this will …
DELIVEROO RIDERS IN NETHERLANDS ARE EMPLOYEES, ACCORDING TO ADVOCATE GENERAL
On 17 June 2022, Advocate General (AG) De Bock issued an advisory opinion in a fundamental case between FNV, the largest Dutch trade union, and online meal delivery company Deliveroo. …
Migrant care workers came to help the UK. Now they’re trapped in debt bondage
Meera Stephen came to Britain with a big suitcase and even bigger dreams. The 27-year-old had left Kerala in south India to work at a care home in Manchester, one …
GMB union takes Bolt to tribunal over employment rights
One of the UK’s largest trade unions is taking legal action against Bolt in a bid to force the ride-hailing service to reclassify its drivers as workers so they get …
European Labour Law Journal: Zero Hour Contracts
The European Labour Law Journal issued a special issue contribution focused on zero hour contracts. Here you can find the multiple articles regarding zero hour contracts: https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/ella/0/0
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In Hungary, the right to strike has been curtailed by Viktor Orbán
“Éva Vatai, a French teacher at a high school in Pécs, in southern Hungary, cannot believe it. She was recently docked five per cent of her pay – Ft16,700 (€44) …