ECtHR Factsheet: Trade Union Rights

Here is an updated factsheet from the European Court of Human Rights of cases related to trade union rights. https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/FS_Trade_union_ENG.pdf

Making labour law fit for all those who labour

EU anti-discrimination law applies to all ‘personal work’—not just employment contracts—the Court of Justice has ruled. In December 2017, ‘JK’ and his partner published on their YouTube channel a Christmas music video …

“Riders are salaried workers”: the Turin judges’ ruling

Translation (original in Italian) TURIN. The Court of Turin has ruled in favor of eight Glovo bike riders who had filed an appeal asking to be recognized as employees. The …

CHINA’S REGULATIONS ON ALGORITHMS: Context, impact, and comparisons with the EU

“On 1 March 2022, China’s Regulations on the Administration of Internet Information Service Recommendation Algorithms (hereafter, ‘Regulations’) entered into effect (Creemers et al., 2022). The new Chinese provisions, consisting of …

Top EU Court Sides With LGBTQ Worker In Polish Case

The EU’s top court, weighing in on a Polish discrimination claim, ruled Thursday that self-employed workers must benefit from the same sexual orientation protections as other employees. The ruling by …

Glovo challenges the Government with a new twist to job insecurity

The home delivery company Glovo has broken a couple of records, during 2022, although it may have been more successful in the negative and in attracting attention for its questionable …

UK: Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill

Here is the full text of the proposed UK Strikes Minimum Services Levels Bill  

UK ministers announce anti-strike law to enforce ‘minimum service levels’

Ministers have announced anti-strike legislation to enforce “minimum service levels” in six key public services including the NHS and schools as Rishi Sunak scrambles to get a grip on industrial disputes. The …

Webinar: Telework and Worker Rights in Europe and Central Asia

The ILAW Network is pleased to invite you to a webinar on the regulation of telework in Europe and Central Asia. Well-regulated telework offers workers flexibility and autonomy, allowing for …

January 18, 2023

Nepalese recruitment agency directors handed slavery order

Two directors of a Nepalese recruitment agency suspected of exploiting vulnerable workers by charging them thousands of pounds in fees have been handed a Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order (STRO). …

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