Improving Access to Remedy in the Area of Business and Human Rights at the EU Level

European Union Agency for Human Rights paper (FRA) opinion discussing the possible avenues to lower barriers for access to remedy at the EU level in order to improve business and …

Female Labor Participation in Asia: Indonesia Country Study (2016)

This journal article by Asian Development Bank discusses the issue of wage gap between men and women in Indonesia and arrives at the conclusion, using mathematical and economical analysis, that …

Chowdury and Others v. Greece

The applicants – 42 Bangladeshi nationals – were recruited in Athens and other parts of Greece between the end of 2012 and early 2013, without a Greek work permit, to …

LOI n° 2017-399 du 27 mars 2017 relative au devoir de vigilance des sociétés mères et des entreprises donneuses d’ordre

La loi française sur le devoir de vigilance des entreprises impose l’obligation légale d’identifier et de prévenir les impacts négatifs sur les droits de l’homme et l’environnement résultant de leurs …

Legalizing Discrimination in Europe

The article discusses the reactions and potential fallout of a European Court of Justice ruling that allows employers to ban “the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign” …

Judgements in Cases C-157/15 and C-188/15 – Press release by the Court of Justice of the European Union

The court held that “an internal rule of an undertaking which prohibits the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign does not constitute direct discrimination.”  This decision was …

European Court of Justice March 14, 2017, C-188/15, Bougnaoui c. Micropole SA

European Court of Justice (ECJ):  The National Court refers to the ECJ a question of interpretation of the EU law.  The National Court then applies the ECJ ruling in its …

Judgements in Cases C-157/15 and C-188/15 – Court of the Justice of the European Union (Press Release)

The court held that “an internal rule of an undertaking which prohibits the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign does not constitute direct discrimination.”  This decision was …

Sweden: Article “Introduction of statutory protection for whistleblowers”

This article considers the legislation introduced in 2017 specifically to protect whistleblowers (both permanent employees and temporary workers) who report serious wrongdoings by their employer (be it whether the employer …

UK: “The Trade Union Act 2016: coming to an industry near you on 1 March 2017”

This brief article reports that the Trade Union Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional) Regulations 2017 SI 2017/139 were confirmed, as well as how the main provisions of the …

CLOSE