Platform-work directive: the clock is ticking

After more than two years of intense negotiation and some dissonance, the fate of the European Union platform-work directive hangs in the balance. In December, a provisional agreement reached in …

The judges suspend a payment of 64 million to Glovo due to his “extreme situation”

Glovo achieves some oxygen in a very complicated economic time with Social Security tightening the siege . The company has managed to get the judges of the National Court to confirm the suspension of the …

La Justicia anula la multa de la Generalitat a Just Eat y descarta la subcontratación ilegal de 183 ‘riders’

The Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) has annulled the fine of 187,000 euros that the Generalitat imposed in April 2022 on the food delivery company Just Eat for subcontracting 183 …

Removing staff who are on maternity leave from work WhatsApp groups is discrimination

Removing female staff from work WhatsApp group chats while they are on maternity leave is discrimination, an employment tribunal has ruled. Depriving mothers who have taken time off work to …

Dead deal walking: Why the EU law on platform workers is hanging by a thread

The Platform Workers Directive (PWD) was supposed to be a turning point in the so-called Gig Economy as millions of self-employed people who work through platforms across the bloc would …

French Supreme Court issues decisive ruling on charges faced by the multinational

Today, the French Supreme Court confirmed the charge of complicity in crimes against humanity against French cement manufacturer Lafarge (now part of Holcim group). However, the court dropped the charge …

Spain: Trabajo investiga a Glovo y Uber Eats tras detectar a extranjeros sin papeles haciendo de repartidores (Labor investigates Glovo and Uber Eats after detecting undocumented foreigners acting as delivery drivers)

The Labor Inspection is monitoring the home delivery companies Glovo and Uber Eats after having detected that their delivery drivers subcontract foreigners without permission to make deliveries in their place, in exchange for a percentage of …

Digital labour platforms and social dialogue at EU level: How new players redefine actors and their roles and what this means for collective bargaining

“Digital labour platforms transform work and employment relations in many ways. Crucially, they renounce the role of the employer, leading to a redefinition of traditional categories of actors and their …

TRADE UNIONS, STRATEGIC LITIGATION AND DIGITAL LABOUR PLATFORMS: A CASE-STUDY OF THE CGIL

Platform workers often face a justice gap in enforcing their rights and this is mainly due to the extensive use of algorithmic management practices that are central to their business …

J.K. v TP S.A. and the ‘Universal’ Scope of EU Anti-Discrimination Law at Work: A Paradigm Shift?

“Case C-356/21 J.K. v TP S.A. has been hailed as a transformative step forward in defining the personal scope of application of European anti-discrimination law and, potentially, determining the wider construction of …

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