Maßnahmen zur Kurzzeitarbeit in ganz Europa (COVID-19)

In ganz Europa verhandeln die Gewerkschaften mit Arbeitgebern und Regierungen über Kurzzeitarbeitsprogramme, damit die Arbeitnehmer während der COVID-19-Sperrung nicht entlassen werden, sondern weiterhin…

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Supermärkte an vorderster Front: Gewerkschaften arbeiten mit Unternehmen zusammen, um die COVID-19-Eindämmungsbemühungen Österreichs voranzutreiben

Austria is in lockdown but its supermarkets are anything but. Ensuring that people have safe access to essential goods is central to our collective efforts to contain COVID-19. That’s why …

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New labor law could threaten workers’ rights, but state firms happy

Ukrainian employers – especially the country’s largest state-owned enterprises – would like the current labor code replaced so that they can fire and hire workers much more easily. They say …

EGB Briefing Note: Nationale Maßnahmen zur Vermeidung kollektiver / individueller Entlassungen (inkl. Gewährung von (zusätzlichen / besonderen) Blättern)

This briefing note focuses on strategies to avoid worker lay offs and to ensure alternatives such as ‘short-term work schemes,’ teleworking, etc. to avoid a complete loss of wages. This …

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Fact Sheet: Worker-Related Rights Decisions from European Court of Human Rights

This factsheet provides brief summaries of cases and decisions made by the European Court of Human Rights on worker-related rights issues.

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IWGB verklagt britische Regierung wegen Versäumnisses, prekäre Arbeitnehmer zu schützen

The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) is taking legal action against the government over its failure to protect the wages and jobs of millions of workers during the …

Ukraine: Unprotected freelancers wait for laws to formalize relationship with employer

Denys Nesteryak, 20, works as a courier for food delivery company Glovo. When he decides to start his working day, he launches a mobile app, receives an order, jumps on …

Free Speech and Strike Action

Two UK law professors, Alan Bogg and Virginia Mantouvalou,  published an article in the UK Labour Law Blog discussing how the exercise of the right to strike is fundamentally an …

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Norwegen: Ein umfassender Überblick über alle Sofortmaßnahmen 20. März

Political agreement between the the political partieson the first phase financial emergency measures to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Norway. https://www.lo.no/language/english/english-news/corona/    

Worker-Driven Social Responsibility: Exploring a New Model for Tackling Labour Abuse in Supply Chains

This scoping report explores a new model for tackling workplace abuse and exploitation in corporate supply chains, called ‘Worker-driven Social Responsibility’ (WSR). It aims to increase understanding and knowledge of …

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