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 …

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 …

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). …

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 …

Kenya: Preparing for a Safe Return to Work

“Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, China in December 2019, several countries around the world imposed lockdowns or curfews and travel restrictions which resulted in the limited …

Behind the Fight to Hijack Guatemala’s Justice System

Guatemala is in the midst of renewing its Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. Ensuring impartial, professional, and honest officials in Guatemala’s highest courts is crucial to the rule of …

Advancing Equality: How Constitutional Rights Can Make a Difference Worldwide

In a world where attacks on the basic human rights and equal worth of all people are escalating, Advancing Equality reminds us of the critical role of constitutions in protecting equal rights. …

Legislative approaches to nondiscrimination at work: a comparative analysis across 13 groups in 193 countries

“There is international agreement on the fundamental importance of ending discrimination at work, with commitments to ending discrimination at work embedded in the Sustainable Development Goals (United Nations, 2016), the …

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