UBER FRANCE: THE COMPANY DEFINITIVELY CONDEMNED FOR ITS FORMER UBER POP SERVICE

The Court of Cassation confirmed this Tuesday the conviction of the company Uber France for deceptive commercial practice and complicity in the illegal exercise of the taxi activity. This is …

UK anti-strike rules may breach international law, MPs and peers warn

Workers in some public sector jobs will be completely prevented from striking under restrictive rules that may breach international law, parliament’s watchdog on human rights has said. The joint committee …

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CASE OF KRACHUNOVA v. BULGARIA (Application no. 18269/18)

In the case of Krachunova v. Bulgaria the Court held that there had been a violation of the prohibition of slavery and forced labour. The case concerned the applicant’s attempts to …

Tesla sues Swedish state in effort to circumvent union action

Tesla is suing the Swedish state and the country’s postal service in an attempt to circumvent strikes and union action that have crippled its operations in the Scandinavian country. The …

Blurred Boundaries: Rescuing Workers’ Privacy in the Process of Searching Data and Devices

   

YouTuber sues Google Spain for alleged wrongful dismissal

A Spanish YouTuber is suing Google Spain, a unit of Alphabet Inc, for wrongful dismissal in a case that could set a precedent for content creators’ labour rights, Spanish union …

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Netherlands: Supreme Court: court’s ruling that Deliveroo is bound by a collective labor agreement and must pay pension premiums for delivery drivers remains upheld

The two decisions of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal of December 21, 2021, that Deliveroo falls under the universally binding collective labor agreement for Professional Goods Transport and the rental …

High Court rules Nigerian communities can bring landmark human rights claims against Shell for oil pollution

The High Court has ruled that 13,000 Nigerian fishermen and farmers at the centre of a major oil pollution case against Shell can bring claims for breaches of their right …

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Regulating algorithmic management in the Platform Work Directive: correcting risky deviations

Background The proposed EU directive on improving working conditions in platform work is the first legislative initiative that attempts to regulate the use of AI, in the form of algorithmic management, in …

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Blow to gig economy workers after UK supreme court rules against collective bargaining rights

Deliveroo riders do not have the right to collective negotiations on pay and conditions, the UK’s top court has ruled, in a blow to gig economy campaigners and the unions …

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