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Mencap and Uber in the Supreme Court: Working Time Regulation in an Era of Casualisation

“In recent weeks, two long-awaited UK Supreme Court judgments have offered strikingly divergent reflections on the meaning and parameters of working time. In Uber, the Court held a group of private …

Bridging the Spaces in-between? The IWGB and Strategic Litigation

This report sets out to answer the questions of how and why indie unions may be turning to the courts to build their movement by investigating the IWGB’s litigation strategy. …

Uber’s UK U-turn: the exploitative gig economy employment model is not dead but it may be at an inflection point

“Under normal circumstances, any company making a bombastic declaration that it will partially respect a court decision would be met with a chorus of derision. Yet, Uber’s announcement on 16 March 2021 that …

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After Uber: Purposive Interpretation and the Future of Contract

The Uber BV v Aslam [2021] UKSC 5 (‘Uber (SC)’)judgment from the Supreme Court represents the final chapter in the long-running saga of determining the employment status of drivers who provided trips …

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The EU, Competition Law and Workers’ Rights

“The paper delves into the ways in which EU competition law affects the right of workers to combine with each other and act, collectively, in the furtherance of their rights …

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Spanish Supreme Court Decision 1184/2021 declaring that any generally admissible evidence may be used to prove an employment relationship for the purposes of applying for a residence permit.

Decision issued by the Spanish Supreme Court, No. 1184/2021, declaring that an undocumented migrant worker may introduce any evidence, including circumstantial evidence, to prove the existence of the requisite employment …

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Top UK fund refuses to invest in Deliveroo amid City concern over riders’ rights

One of the UK’s top fund managers is to boycott the stock market float of the meal delivery firm Deliveroo next month, amid growing disquiet in the City over the company’s treatment of delivery …

Airhelp Ltd v Scandinavian Airline System SAS

“A strike organised by a trade union of the staff of an air carrier that is intended in particular to secure pay increases does not fall within the concept of …

Uber agrees crucial changes as it accepts UK drivers are workers

Uber will reclassify its UK drivers as workers, falling partly in line with a recent Supreme Court ruling, but probably setting up a fresh round of disputes over what should …

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Legal analysis of the regulation and implementation of “teleworking” in Montenegro’s Labour Framework

“The Covid-19 pandemic, officially declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020, has had a profound effect on labour relations and the organization of work across sectors. In …

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