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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Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (Appellant) v Central Arbitration Committee and another (Respondents)

The Supreme Court unanimously dismisses the IWGB’s appeal. It holds that the riders were not in an employment relationship for the purposes of article 11 ECHR, and the provisions of …

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Sentence of the Court of Palermo against Foodinho (Glovo group): «The selection of riders is discriminatory»

The “selection system” of riders by Foodinho (Glovo group) is “discriminatory”, which, through an “excellence score”, offers better “if not more” job opportunities, because they can choose the riders in …

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The family worker exemption revisited: a sustained campaign against the devaluation of domestic work

In September 2023, the government finally took concrete steps to remove the ‘family worker exemption,’ a legislative provision that has sanctioned exploitation of live-in domestic workers by obstructing a clear …

Cyprus: Remote work bill passes into law

Parliament passed a new law on Thursday which sets out the rights and responsibilities of both employees who work remotely and their employers. The law includes all private sector and …

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Oxfam Accuses German Supermarkets of Human Rights Violations: A Test for the Supply Chain Act

International aid organisation Oxfam has lodged a complaint against German supermarket heavyweights Rewe and Edeka with the German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (Bafa), alleging human rights …

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