Belgium: Part-time work is rarely a deliberate choice

One of the main causes of the wage gap and the resulting pension gap is the unequal distribution of work. Women work much more often part-time than men. Most of …

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The Employment Law Review – Edition 9 Philippines

This review provides a broad overview of employment law and the rights of workers in Philippines. It covers the basics of the Philippine employment law, including formation of employment relationship, …

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Handbook on Initial Victim Identification and Assistance for Trafficked Persons

The handbook provides the Hong Kong government and NGOs guidance on identifying and referring victims of human trafficking. The handbook also explains the legal basis for the protection of trafficked …

Cases handled by the National Contact Points for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, 2001-2017 summary

This two-page flyer notes that the majority of cases submitted to National Contact Points (NCP) have dealt with employment and worker issues (55%). The majority of those cases arise from …

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Future of Work in a Digital Era: The Potential and Challenges for Online Freelancing and Mircowork in India

The article provides a statistical report on the emergence of digital era in India and importantly, its impact on the labor population, employment with regard to contractual workers and workers …

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Interpretations of Brazilian labor reform by labor magistrates

In 2017, when the labor reform was approved in Brazil, the National Association of Labor Justice Magistrates (ANAMATRA) approved a document containing 125 summaries about the interpretation and application of …

Labor related Statistics in Korea

This link provides major statistics related to labor in Korea; (1) Economically Active Population Survey (2) Wage & Working Hours (3) Labor Dispute (4) Coverage of Employment Insurance (5) Industrial …

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women examines the situation of women in Thailand

This article talks about the situation of women in Thailand. It concentrates on gender equality’s development in Thailand. The progress of law and policy to eliminate gender-based discrimination in society, …

UK: “Tribunal awards £2 for employer’s refusal of unsuitable companion at disciplinary hearing”

In a decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) in the United Kingdom, applying Section 10 of the Employment Relations Act 1999 and reconsidering its decision in Toal & Hughes …

Transfer: The digital economy and its implications for labour. 1. The platform economy

Transfer stimulates dialogue between the European trade union movement and the academic and research community. It contributes research findings on issues of strategic relevance for trade unions, in particular with regard …

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