Ten people, including a senior operations manager at Uber in Italy, are under investigation over the alleged exploitation of vulnerable migrant workers by the company’s food-delivery arm, prosecutors have said. …
EU gender pay gap won’t end until 2104 without action
The EU’s gender pay gap won’t be eliminated until the next century at the current pace of change, ETUC research shows amid a delay in promised European Commission action to …
Geneva adopts what’s believed to be the highest minimum wage in the world, at $25 an hour
Voters in Geneva, Switzerland, have agreed to introduce a minimum wage in the canton that is the equivalent of $25 an hour — believed to be the highest in the …
Georgia Passes Sweeping Labor Reforms
In an important move to protect workers, this week Georgia’s parliament adopted sweeping amendments to the country’s labor code. The reforms regulate such crucial issues as work hours, overtime, night …
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 …
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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Collective-bargaining rights for platform workers
The pioneering Danish collective agreement on platform-based domestic workers has been vitiated by a misguided ruling by its competition authority. https://www.socialeurope.eu/collective-bargaining-rights-for-platform-workers/