Free Speech and Strike Action

Two UK law professors, Alan Bogg and Virginia Mantouvalou,  published an article in the UK Labour Law Blog discussing how the exercise of the right to strike is fundamentally an …

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Norway: A comprehensive overview of all emergency measures 20 March

Political agreement between the the political partieson the first phase financial emergency measures to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Norway. https://www.lo.no/language/english/english-news/corona/    

Worker-Driven Social Responsibility: Exploring a New Model for Tackling Labour Abuse in Supply Chains

This scoping report explores a new model for tackling workplace abuse and exploitation in corporate supply chains, called ‘Worker-driven Social Responsibility’ (WSR). It aims to increase understanding and knowledge of …

Ukraine: COVID-19 relief bills called into question

President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed several laws designed to ease the strain on businesses and workers during the nationwide COVID-19 quarantine. But how effective will they be? One key legislation …

Looking beyond the “Points-Based Immigration System”: A few reflections on the future of immigration under Johnson’s Conservative government

“On 19 February 2020, the Johnson government released the details of the “points-based” immigration system that would operate once the Brexit transitional period comes to an end on 31 December …

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Lizette Risgaard: Tripartite agreement creates greater security among employees

The government and the social partners have entered into a tripartite agreement on temporary wage compensation for privately employed workers who would otherwise lose their jobs because of COVID-19. “The agreement …

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Western companies must stop profiting from China’s crimes against humanity

INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS to hold China accountable for its campaign of cultural genocide against Uighur and other Muslim minorities have been weak, in part because it’s not easy for outsiders to …

Ukraine’s Cabinet withdraws draft of Labor Code

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine withdrew the draft law No. 2708 on labor, which was planned to introduce a new Labor Code in action. This is stated in the card …

France: Cour de Cassation Ruling n°374 – Uber Driver is an ’employee’

The French Court of Cassation ordered the contractual relationship between the Uber company and a driver to be reclassified as an employment contract. The court found that when connecting to …

Top French court deals blow to Uber by giving driver ’employee’ status

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s top court has recognized the right of an Uber driver to be considered an employee, a ruling that could upend the U.S. firm’s business model and potentially …

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