The increased level of intervention by the government in the labour market since Theresa May became prime minister is both rational and humane. The UK economy is too reliant on …
FactSheet European Court of Human Rights: Trade Union Rights
This factsheet summarizes most of the trade union rights related cases decided by the European Court of Human Rights.
The rise of poverty among EU workers since the financial crisis — in charts
FT reporting finds that in the EU, nearly one in six workers in temporary and part-time jobs were at risk of poverty in 2017. That proportion jumped to one in …
Uber loses appeal over driver employment rights
Judges have dismissed Uber’s appeal against a landmark employment tribunal ruling that its drivers should be classed as workers with access to the minimum wage and paid holidays. Master of the rolls, Sir …
Workers get new rights in overhaul but zero-hours contracts remain
The government has introduced what it claims to be the biggest package of workplace reforms for 20 years after concerns that ministers have failed to appeal to voters who are …
Swiss prepare to fight age discrimination
A people’s initiative, allowing workers over 50 to sue for age discrimination, will be launched soon, the NZZ am Sonntag reported on Sunday. According to Heidi Joos, the CEO of Avenir …
New legislation to protect workers to come into force next March
Legislation to protect workers in casual and precarious employment is set to come into force next March, according to the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty. The Employment …
Labour: we’ll restore right to strike in support of overseas workers
Labour would abolish Thatcher-era laws preventing workers in the UK from taking industrial action in solidarity with their counterparts in other countries, the shadow chancellor has announced. At an event in …
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