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 …
Milan, first conviction for caporalato on riders: 3 years and eight months to the former intermediary of Uber. 440 thousand euros in compensation to the deliverymen
In Italy, the court has convicted the intermediary for Uber for illegal hiring with a sentence of three years and eight months and required to pay compensation of about 10 …
MIGH-TEA LAWSUIT Scots tea giant which supplies Tesco and Sainsbury’s being sued by 1,300 workers ‘treated like animals’
A SCOTISH-based tea giant which supplies Tesco and Sainsbury’s is being sued by 1,300 workers over allegations they are “treated like animals”. The landmark lawsuit against James Finlay, based in …
European Court: Azerbaijan Must Pay Bosnian Victims of Forced Labor
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday in favor of a group of Bosnians who sued Azerbaijan more than a decade ago for cross-border human trafficking and forced labor. …
ETUI: Social Protection of Non-standard Workers & the Self-Employed during the Pandemic
“The Covid‑19 pandemic severely affected some categories of non-standard workers, and particularly the self‑employed. The emergency measures cushioned the potentially disastrous effect on their social circumstances, but undeniably highlighted even more the gaps in …
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Supply chain lessons from Long Beach
“I know you’re hearing a lot about something called ‘supply chains’,” said US president Joe Biden last week, in a speech explaining to Americans why their sneakers, toasters, bicycles and …