It has taken a while, but what has been described as the first ‘gig economy’ case has been decided by the Irish Supreme Court. Although the case did not involve …
REVENUE COMMISSIONERS and KARSHAN (MIDLANDS) LTD T/A DOMINO’S PIZZA
Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Brian Murray cautioned that the judgment did not bind any driver who wished to contend that they were not an employee, and …
Domino’s Pizza delivery drivers are employees not contractors, Supreme Court finds
The Supreme Court has ruled that delivery drivers for a pizza company should be treated as employees and not contractors. The case related to delivery drivers working in 2010/2011 contracts …
ETUI: The right to strike – country factsheets (35 Countries)
The right to strike varies considerably across Europe, often with specific rules and restrictions imposed on public service workers. The European Trade Union Institute has produced 35 country factsheets that …
ETUI: Social Protection of Non-standard Workers & the Self-Employed during the Pandemic
“The Covid‑19 pandemic severely affected some categories of non-standard workers, and particularly the self‑employed. The emergency measures cushioned the potentially disastrous effect on their social circumstances, but undeniably highlighted even more the gaps in …
IRELAND: PROTECTION OF EMPLOYMENT (PLATFORM WORKERS AND BOGUS SELF-EMPLOYMENT) BILL 2021
“An Act to declare the relationship between employer and employee to be a status relationship, to declare the question whether an individual is an employee or is self-employed to be …
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