Weather-related heat exposure has become a sanitary concern given the wide repercussions it has for health. Both physiological and epidemiological research show that the impact of heat on human health …
Uber Files embolden the left on tougher platform work bill
Uber’s past behavior could haunt the future of the European Union’s platform work reforms. A string of recent reports — the so-called Uber Files — shedding light on the company’s lobbying tactics …
MPs approve controversial plans to let agency workers cover for striking staff
Ministers have approved controversial plans to allow agency workers to replace striking workers, voting through the regulations on Monday night by 289 votes to 202. While the business minister, Jane …
Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals
A leaked trove of confidential files has revealed the inside story of how the tech giant Uber flouted laws, duped police, exploited violence against drivers and secretly lobbied governments during its …
Victory for seafarers’ safety as Dutch court sides with unions on container lashing
Unions have secured an important victory in the campaign for seafarers’ safety this week as a Dutch court has ruled that ship managers, ship owners and charterers must honour a …
The Netherlands recognizes a right to telework
On 05 July, the Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) approved an initiative bill geared towards making home working a legal right. This text, supported by the social liberal Democrats …
Basfar v Wong [2022] UKSC 20
The Court concluded that, on the assumed facts, the claim brought by Ms Wong falls within the exception from immunity provided for in article 31(1)(c) of the Vienna Convention on …
Diplomats who exploit domestic staff cannot rely on immunity, says UK supreme court
The UK’s highest court has ruled that diplomats who exploit domestic workers in conditions of modern slavery cannot rely on diplomatic immunity to prevent compensation claims. Describing exploitation of migrant …
Association of Civil Servants and Union for Collective Bargaining and Others v. Germany, ECtHR
This case concerned the Uniformity of Collective Agreements Act (Tarifeinheitsgesetz), which regulates conflicts that arise if there are several collective agreements in one “business unit” (Betrieb) of a company2. The …
European Unions and Employers sign historic deal
European trade unions and employers will tomorrow sign a work programme, including to negotiate a legally binding agreement on ‘Telework and right to disconnect’. ETUC, BusinessEurope, SGI Europe and SMEunited …
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