This briefing note is focused on the various measures being taken through Europe with regards to social protection and sick pay regulations and legislation. In some cases that has meant …
WORKER RIGHTS EXPERTS FIELD COVID-19 QUERIES IN UKRAINE
In Ukraine, as workers face employer efforts to shortchange their pay, lay them off or take other adverse actions during the COVID-19 crisis, many are turning to Labor Initiatives, a Solidarity …
Pandemic is time to recognise gig workers’ rights
The sustained erosion of workers’ rights over decades of free-market deregulation has reached new lows with the advent of the so-called gig economy. The coronavirus crisis has made this struggle …
State of emergency: how different countries are invoking extra powers to stop the coronavirus
National constitutions and international human rights treaties often contain clauses that allow governments to temporarily suspend their obligations in a time of crisis. They can invoke special powers that would …
Ukraine: As government mulls new labor code, unions brace for battle
Serhiy Rudnitsky, a line manager at a Coca-Cola Ukraine bottling plant, said he could no longer stomach his working conditions. According to him, the pay was low, vacation days were …
As government mulls new labor code, unions brace for battle
Labor unions across Ukraine and their international allies are indignant about draft law 2681, which would introduce several important changes into laws governing unions. These include a limit of two …
Belgium’s Ministry of Health Measures Regarding COVID-19
https://emploi.belgique.be/fr/actualites/update-coronavirus-mesures-de-prevention-et-consequences-sur-le-plan-du-droit-du-travail
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