The P&O debacle shows that UK labour law needs an overhaul

“A few years ago, P&O ferries with names like Spirit of Britain and Pride of Kent were under the UK flag with mostly UK-based crew on an average salary of …

UN’s labour agency suspends cooperation with Russia

ILO suspends cooperation with Russia, except when related to humanitarian assistance, until it halts its war on Ukraine. The UN’s International Labour Organization has said it will halt all technical …

Legislating for impact: analysis of the proposed EU corporate sustainability due diligence directive

This briefing analyses the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (the proposal), which requires large companies to identify and address their negative human rights and environmental impacts in line with …

Ukraine’s government dismantles labour rights during the war

Law radically curtailing labour rights is crucial in face of Russian invasion, say Ukrainian politicians. Trade unions say it’s an excuse for deregulation Ukraine’s proposed new law to deregulate labour …

A Missed Opportunity to Improve Workers’ Rights in Global Supply Chains

“After two more robust mandatory human rights due diligence (HRDD) proposals were rejected by the European Commission’s (EC) Regulatory Scrutiny Board, revealing the influence of the business lobby, the EC …

RESEARCH ON LABOR RIGHTS, POSITION AND NEEDS OF DELIVERY WORKERS IN SERBIA

RESEARCH ON LABOR RIGHTS, POSITION AND NEEDS OF DELIVERY WORKERS IN SERBIA

The first CJEU decision on domestic workers: the role of EU equality law in challenging unjustified exclusions from labour rights and social protections

“On 24 February 2022, the CJEU issued its first judgment on domestic workers. In case C-389/20, TGSS (Chômage des employés de maison), the CJEU held that the exclusion of this category …

Comments on the decision issued by the Spanish Supreme Court 71/2022 declaring that the employment relationship between employee and employer is not interrupted by a voluntary resignation of the employee in certain circumstances involving public contractors

This article analyzes the Spanish Supreme Court decision 71/2022, dated January 26th, on the issue of whether an employee who voluntarily resigns from her job to join another public contractor …

Comments on the decision issued by the European Court of Justice C-485/2020 declaring that employers are obliged to relocate unfit employees to another position within the organization unless such relocation would impose an undue burden

This article analyzes the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) decision C-485/2020, dated February 10th 2022, on the issue of whether an employer is legally obliged to relocate a disabled employee …

European justice concludes that the labor regime of domestic workers in Spain is discriminatory

The Court of Justice of the EU considers that there are no reasons to deny the collective the right to unemployment New setback to the labor regime of domestic workers. The …

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