Litigating the Algorithmic Boss in the EU: A (Legally) Feasible and (Strategically) Attractive Option for Trade Unions?

“Workers subject to algorithmic management devices, both in platform work and in conventional employment settings, often face a justice gap in enforcing their rights, due to the opacity characterizing most …

Mandatory human rights due diligence laws in Europe: A mirage for rightsholders?

Mandatory human rights due diligence (HRDD) laws in the European Union (EU) – both enacted and in the making – seem to be a promising tool to harden soft international …

Legal Framework on the Right to Freedom of Association in Nigeria

“The exercise of the right to associate appears central to the sustenance of all other human rights. This is because, for non-state actors, the possibility to change an undesirable state …

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On Algorithmic Wage Discrimination

Recent technological developments related to the extraction and processing of data have given rise to widespread concerns about a reduction of privacy in the workplace. For a growing number of …

Employment Status and Trade Union Rights: Applying Occam’s Razor

“The National Union of Professional Foster Carers (NUPFC) was set up to represent the distinctive occupational interests of foster carers. As a preliminary step, the NUPFC applied to the Certification …

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The EU Commission’s proposal for a Directive on Platform Work: an overview.

“This article discusses the proposal for the EU Directive on Platform Work. While welcoming the proposal advanced by the Commission, it highlights some of its shortcomings and suggests more robust …

De-gigging the labour market? An analysis of the ‘algorithmic management’ provisions in the proposed Platform Work Directive

Workers are increasingly being managed by technologies. Before spreading to larger segments of the labour market, algorithmic management systems were a signature feature of platform work. The exercise of power …

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Migration and Migrant Labour in the Gig Economy: An Intervention

In urban gig economies around the world, platform labour is predominantly migrant labour, yet research on the intersection of the gig economy and labour migration remains scant. Our experience with …

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Zero-hours contracts and English employment Law: Developments and possibilities

“The UK has seen a dramatic growth in precarious work over recent decades, including the amorphous category of ‘zero-hours contracts’ which are often regarded as a paradigm example of an …

The Persuader Rule: A Union-Side Perspective— Promoting Transparency During Union Organizing

Illegal tactics coupled with legal coercion result in union elections that make a mockery of the democratic process guaranteed by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). This article supports reinstatement …

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