European Commission: Study exploring the context, challenges, opportunities, and trends in algorithmic management

The present study was carried out to provide the Commission with a comprehensive, evidence-based analysis of the context, challenges, opportunities, and trends in algorithmic management (AM) in the workplace, as …

Employment rights bill must do more to stop ‘disposable labour’ in UK, say unions

The UK government’s employment rights bill has made “important strides” to stop another P&O Ferries scandal happening – but more must be done, according to trade unions. The TUC, Nautilus and …

Lawmakers launch bill to ‘protect’ US firms from EU due diligence requirements

Republican Senator Bill Hagerty has introduced a bill to prohibit US companies across a range of extractive and manufacturing industries from participating in foreign due diligence legislation – with the …

UN judge found guilty of forcing young woman to work as slave

A United Nations judge has been convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave. Lydia Mugambe, 49, took advantage of her status over her victim by preventing her …

UK employment rights plan extends guaranteed hours to agency workers

All British workers, including nearly a million agency workers, will be entitled to a contract which reflects the hours they regularly work, according to amendments tabled by the government to …

Asda workers advance to the final stage of their equal pay battle

The Employment Tribunal found in favour of 12 out of 14 women acting as ‘lead claimants’ for the store workers in the action and determined that they have established equal …

France asks EU to delay ‘burden’ of new environmental, human rights rules for businesses

France on Friday asked the European Union to suspend “indefinitely” landmark new rules on environmental and human rights supply chain standards, saying they were too burdensome for businesses. The call comes as Brussels has vowed to …

EU Minimum Wage Directive Before the European Court of Justice: It’s Not All Over Now…

It came as a shock to many supporters of a Social Europe when, on 14 January 2025, the Advocate General to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), …

‘Don’t allow you to go to the bathroom’: big tech’s call center workers in Greece on strike

Call center workers for some of the world’s biggest tech companies including Apple, Google, Microsoft and Netflix are accusing their employer of retaliating against union organisers, constantly surveilling staff and …

‘So immoral’: gig economy workers charged fee to get paid quicker

Retail assistants have accused a gig economy firm of “holding them to ransom” by making them pay a fee if they want to receive their wages within 30 days. A …