Uber v Heller and the Prospects for a Transnational Judicial Dialogue on the Gig Economy

Across the world, Gig employers are now facing a legal reckoning in the highest courts. On 21st July, the issue of whether Uber drivers are ‘workers’ will be considered by a …

AFMB and Others (C-610/18) v Raad van bestuur van de Sociale verzekeringsbank,

Here is the judgment by the European Court of Justice, finding an employer-employee relationship. “In its judgment in AFMB and Others (C-610/18), delivered on16 July 2020, the Grand Chamber of …

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Fighting climate change and labour rights abuses ‘two sides of the same coin’ for Sharan Burrow

Sharan Burrow admits to being worried. And with good reason. As general secretary of the International Trades Union Congress (ITUC), she represents around 200 million workers in 163 countries – …

Letter of UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Assembly and Association on amendments to Ukraine’s trade union law

“I have the honour to address you in my capacity as Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution …

A New Moment for Wrongful Discharge Law

“At-will employment is out of favor. In recent polling from Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Data for Progress, and the Omidyar Network, a striking 68% of respondents said that employers should be limited in …

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No Dialogue with Trade Unions, India’s Labour Laws Are Now a Product of Unilateralism

“In the last two months, India’s labour laws have experienced rapid changes in the blink of an eye. A number of state governments have either amended or are considering amending …

A Union Default for the U.S.

“Unions have traditionally had a strong levelling effect on incomes, transferring money from capital to labour, particularly to the low-waged. Thus, falling union membership and collective bargaining coverage over the last …

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A NEW JUDGMENT FROM THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ON TEMPORARY HIRING IN SPANISH PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, BASED ON ABUSE OF LAW

“The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) has made public the long-awaited judgment on accumulated cases Sánchez Ruiz and Fernández Álvarez (judgment March 19, 2020, C-103/18 and C-429/18). …

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Hungry for rights: Delivery workers in Latin America during COVID-19

“Stay at home” remains one of the main recommendations of health authorities around the world to contain the Coronavirus pandemic. Social isolation has helped immensely in not having even higher …

The Informal Economy Revisited: Examining the Past, Envisioning the Future

This 34-chapter open-access book brings together leading scholars to investigate recent conceptual shifts, research findings and policy debates on the informal economy. Well over half of the global workforce and …

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