Thousands of London taxi drivers plan to sue Uber for damages alleging the ride-hailing firm operated unlawfully. The planned group legal action could, if successful, hit Uber with a bill …
Food-delivery riders, algorithms and autonomy
Work under capitalism is a story of employers’ attempts to control labour, to guarantee and enhance profitability. A ‘disciplined’ labour force is induced to work more productively for longer. Today …
Firms accused of putting workers’ lives at risk by bending lockdown trading rules
Analysis by the Observer shows that no enforcement notices have been served on companies by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors for Covid safety breaches since the country went into the latest lockdown, despite …
Pimlico Plumbers to introduce ‘no jab, no job’ work contracts
Pimlico Plumbers will introduce a “no jab, no job” policy requiring all of its workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Charlie Mullins, Pimlico’s founder and former chief executive, now chairman, …
Los ‘riders’ ganan el macrojuicio contra Deliveroo en Barcelona: 748 repartidores son falsos autónomos
Los ‘riders’ han ganado su macrojuicio contra Deliveroo en Barcelona. La magistrada del juzgado de lo Social 24 de Barcelona ha sentenciado que 748 ‘riders’ de Deliveroo operaban como falsos …
How Iceland Is Closing the Gender Wage Gap
In most countries, men and women doing the same work earn different amounts. This discrimination is popularly known as the gender pay gap. And despite efforts to close it, particularly …
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Being Naïve or Putting Business First?
The European Union would like to believe that it is acting robustly and cohesively to promote human rights and democracy globally. The EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024, …