Mandatory vaccination at the workplace is increasingly discussed. These schemes are being implemented or discussed in Europe for the public sector, within the health sector, but also for the private …
Italy ratifies the ILO Convention (No. 190) on the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work
On 29 October 2021, Italy deposited the instrument of ratification of the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) , with the Director-General of the ILO, thereby becoming the ninth country in …
UK: Kostal UK Ltd (Respondent) v Dunkley and others (Appellants)
The UK Supreme Court handed down judgment in Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley & Ors [2021] UKSC 47, allowing the appeal by 57 members of Unite the Union, recognised by Kostal …
Process Deliveroo: Vooruit and PS always want to consider platform workers as employees
The trial of about thirty couriers against Deliveroo will start on Thursday. Vooruit and PS want to avoid such lawsuits. They have introduced a bill in the House that would treat platform …
Portugal’s gig-economy workers set to become staff
Portugal has moved a step closer to ordering digital platforms such as Uber and Glovo to employ some of their drivers as staff with formal contracts and benefits, becoming the …
Who will be covered by an EU instrument on platform work?
The European Commission’s legislative initiative on platform workers, due to be presented at the end of this year, is rightly attracting attention. It was heralded by the commission president, Ursula von der …
Who will be covered by an EU instrument on platform work?
The European Commission’s legislative initiative on platform workers, due to be presented at the end of this year, is rightly attracting attention. It was heralded by the commission president, Ursula von der …
UK: Court of Appeal rules against Stuart Delivery in gig-economy case
Firms exploiting workers in the so-called gig economy suffered a huge blow today after the Court of Appeal ruled that refusal to pay the minimum wage, sick pay, holiday pay …
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Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley & Ors [2021] UKSC 47 – Inducements relating to collective bargaining
On 27 October 2021 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley & Ors [2021] UKSC 47, allowing the appeal by 57 members of Unite the Union, recognised …