Germany to set out homeworking rights in weeks, says minister

Germany is to press ahead with plans to give employees the legal right to work from home, the country’s labour minister has said, as the coronavirus pandemic prompts governments to …

H&M fined more than $40 million for spying on employees

A German privacy watchdog said Thursday that it is fining clothing retailer H&M 35.3 million euros ($41 million) after the company was found to have spied on some of its employees …

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Trade unions urge EU to investigate Amazon effort to spy on workers

European trade union leaders, including three UK unions, have called on the European commission to open an investigation into Amazon’s “potentially illegal” effort to spy on workers for union activities. The heads …

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Access to justice for workers and employment standards in Central Eastern European countries

“Statutory regulation has always been a principal tool regulating labour markets across Central Eastern European countries – Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia (CEECs). Its role has been especially aggravated now …

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A socially just transition through the European Green Deal?

This Working Paper meant to provide a preliminary assessment of whether the European Green Deal constitutes a suitable policy framework to combine environmental and economic objectives with the pursuit of …

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Rider v. Glovo App 23, S.L.

The Spanish Supreme Court has issued a landmark judgment on an employment controversy raised by a rider and a delivery app company, Glovo App 23, S.L. (“Glovo”). In December 2017, …

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EU: Relevance of gender in the Migration Policy

“Around seven per cent of the total population living in the EU Member States are born outside of the EU, and half of them are women and girls. Work, study …

El Supremo falla que los ‘riders’ son falsos autónomos

El modelo laboral de las plataformas digitales de reparto, asentado en autónomos, ha sufrido un golpe durísimo este miércoles. El Tribunal Supremo ha fallado que los repartidores riders son asalariados. O dicho …

Reactions of Unions on COVID-19 [Реакция профсоюзов на пандемию COVID-19]

This report (in Russian) is about trade union reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic. It discuses the situation of employment and union demands to overcome this crisis. It further discusses: social …

Volkswagen to pay victims of Brazil dictatorship in landmark settlement

Germany’s Volkswagen VOWG_p.DE will pay about 36 million reais (£5.1 million) in compensation and donations to atone for the persecution of former employees during Brazil’s 1964-1985 military dictatorship, the carmaker said on …

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