Policy Report: Online Platforms and Platform Work

“This report identifies several areas within the platform landscape that require further attention from policymakers. Specifically, we highlight the importance of national registries to collect relevant information on platform companies, …

Uber loses appeal as top Swiss court rules company is an employer

Switzerland’s top court upheld a ruling that ride-hailing company Uber (UBER.N) should be treated as an employer, dismissing the company’s attempt to overturn a Geneva court’s verdict. “According to the Federal …

ETUI Policy Brief: Why the EU’s patchy ‘just transition’ framework is not up to meeting its climate ambitions

” The social dimension of the European Green Deal remains underdeveloped. The social and employment-related challenges of the green transition span many dimensions, such as job losses and employment transitions, …

Ukraine’s new labour law could ‘open Pandora’s box’ for workers

Ukrainian parliament set to vote on new labour law that threatens workers with a ‘rollback to the 19th century’ “With one letter [our employer] sent us away, and our dialogue …

Xinjiang cotton found in Adidas, Puma and Hugo Boss tops, researchers say

Researchers say they have found traces of Xinjiang cotton in shirts and T-shirts made by Adidas, Puma and Hugo Boss, appearing to contradict the German clothing companies’ promises to revise their supply …

Comments on the Supreme Court decision dated March 23rd 2022 on information a collective dismissal letter must have in order for such dismissal to be effective

This article analyzes the Spanish Supreme Court decision 251/2022 on whether a collective dismissal letter missing certain information invalidates the whole dismissal process. Under Spanish employment law, at-will employment is …

Deliveroo écope d’une grosse amende pour ne pas avoir salarié ses livreurs

Le tribunal judiciaire de Paris a infligé ce mardi 19 avril une amende de 375.000 euros, le maximum prévu, à Deliveroo France jugée pour “travail dissimulé”, lors d’un premier procès pénal en …

Deliveroo gets a big fine for not having paid its delivery people

Deliveroo France was tried for “concealed work”, during a first criminal trial in France of “uberization” with the issue of the true status of its deliverers. The Paris court on …

Long-term care is in crisis; building worker power is the solution

“If these two pandemic years have felt long to you, imagine what it was like for the hundreds of thousands of long-term care workers when Covid hit in nursing homes …

PG v Ministero della Giustizia

“In its preliminary ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a judgement concerning the principle of non-discrimination and the improper use of fixed term contracts. In …

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