This contains a series of short articles describing how several countries from throughout the world are using workplace laws to combat the spread of COVID-19 and to mitigate its effects …
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 …
Due diligence: has France really laid the foundations to end corporate impunity?
On 24 October 2013, the Rana Plaza disaster in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, triggered a huge outcry. Over a thousand people were killed when the building, which housed garment factories, …
Total abuses in Uganda: French High Court of Justice declares itself incompetent in favour of the Commercial Court
The Nanterre High Court has handed down its decision on the summary proceedings brought by Friends of the Earth France, Survie and four Ugandan associations (AFIEGO, CRED, NAPE/Friends of the …
French NGOs and local authorities take court action against Total
Groups claim that the oil giant has not done enough to tackle climate change An alliance of 14 French local authorities and several NGOs will take unprecedented court action this …
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