“Competition practices are facing a growing range of criticisms amid concerns with corporate power at an all-time high. This raises a number of challenges, including adverse impact on sustainability issues …
Asda workers advance to the final stage of their equal pay battle
The Employment Tribunal found in favour of 12 out of 14 women acting as ‘lead claimants’ for the store workers in the action and determined that they have established equal …
France asks EU to delay ‘burden’ of new environmental, human rights rules for businesses
France on Friday asked the European Union to suspend “indefinitely” landmark new rules on environmental and human rights supply chain standards, saying they were too burdensome for businesses. The call comes as Brussels has vowed to …
‘So immoral’: gig economy workers charged fee to get paid quicker
Retail assistants have accused a gig economy firm of “holding them to ransom” by making them pay a fee if they want to receive their wages within 30 days. A …
Le cauchemar des migrants employés dans les fermes britanniques
Les immigrés vivent entassés à trois ou quatre par chambre, se partageant une minuscule salle de bains insalubre. Dans le couloir, des sacoches Deliveroo laissent entrevoir comment ils gagnent leur …
Malaysian workers’ lawsuit against Dyson revived by UK court
wo dozen migrant workers who allege they were subjected to forced labour at a Malaysian factory while making parts for British vacuum cleaner manufacturer Dyson can sue the company in …
Agency that brought heavily indebted Indonesian workers to UK loses licence
A British recruitment agency that brought Indonesian farmworkers to the UK owing debts of thousands of pounds to foreign brokers has had its licence revoked by the labour exploitation watchdog. …
Glovo cede a la presión del gobierno español y contratará a sus repartidores
“La dirección de Glovo ha decidido cambiar de un modelo ‘freelance’ a un modelo basado en el empleo para sus repartidores en España, para evitar más incertidumbres legales”, anunció este …
‘Italian’ purees in UK supermarkets likely to contain Chinese forced-labour tomatoes
A total of 17 products, most of them own-brands sold in UK and German retailers, are likely to contain Chinese tomatoes – testing commissioned by the BBC World Service shows. …
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EU Minimum Wage Directive Before the European Court of Justice: It’s Not All Over Now…
It came as a shock to many supporters of a Social Europe when, on 14 January 2025, the Advocate General to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), …