Dismissals at Albania’s public broadcaster have raised fresh fears of political meddling following the election of a new director, with a number of those who lost their jobs telling BIRN …
La Inspección de Trabajo regulariza 17.500 falsos autónomos y 53.000 fijos discontinuos fraudulentos (The Labor Inspectorate regularizes 17,500 false self-employed workers and 53,000 fraudulent fixed-term employees)
Los cambios normativos de la reforma laboral no son los únicos que ayudan a transformar el mercado laboral. También las actuaciones de la Inspección de Trabajo contribuyen a cambiar la …
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill becomes law
The Strikes (Minimum Service Level) Act has received Royal Assent in Parliament. The Government have stated that they will now “proceed with plans to implement minimum service levels for passenger …
Migrant farm workers in UK trapped by recruitment debt bondage
When Raj heard British farmers were hiring seasonal workers from Nepal last year, he jumped at the chance to earn what he thought would be a sizeable income for his …
UK move to allow agency workers to cover strikes overturned by court
The British government’s decision to allow companies to hire agency staff to cover for striking workers was overturned on Thursday by London’s High Court, who upheld a legal challenge by …
Kenyan workers win the right to sue global tea manufacturer
A Scottish court has ruled that a group of Kenyan farm workers can continue with a multi-million pound damages case against a major global tea firm. Up to 2,000 employees …
Former Uber driver wins payout of £20,000 owed for more than seven years
A former Uber driver has won a payout of more than £20,000 owed to him for more than seven years after a tribunal ruled the gig economy firm failed to …
Allegations of forced labour and dangerous conditions at Dyson Malaysian factory to be heard in High Court
Migrant workers’ claims against Dyson Group of forced labour and dangerous conditions in a Malaysian factory producing the company’s electrical goods will be heard at the High Court between 17 …
Accessing the algorithm to build union power: The case of Palermo
On 20 June the Court of Palermo ruled that Spanish food delivery platform Glovo has to disclose how its algorithm allocates tasks to workers. The decision follows other recent court cases …
Georgia: Public Defender Finds Discrimination against Wolt Couriers Based on Dissenting Opinion in Labour Relations
“On July 4, 2023, the Public Defender of Georgia addressed the Wolt Georgia platform with a recommendation to eliminate discrimination on the ground of dissenting opinion in labour relations. According …
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