At the request of the International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) Network member Gentian Sejrani, the ILAW Network wrote an open letter calling on the Albanian Government to ensure the immediate …
Just Eat anuncia la contratación de sus propios repartidores en plena negociación de la ley sobre plataformas
La multinacional de reparto de comida a domicilio Just Eat Takeaway.com ha anunciado este miércoles que contratará directamente a su propia flota de repartidores en España, que compatibilizará con el …
FNV wil dat Uber zijn chauffeurs in dienst neemt (en kan nog weleens zijn zin krijgen)
De positie van Uber-chauffeurs is al jaren onderwerp van discussie. Volgens het Amerikaanse techbedrijf zijn alle chauffeurs die via de app rijden zelfstandig ondernemers, maar vakbonden en verschillende buitenlandse rechters …
OSC successful in ground-breaking challenge to Government failure to extend H&S protections to workers during COVID-19 pandemic
In this ground-breaking case in the fields of health and safety, EU and employment law, the Administrative Court (Mr. Justice Chamberlain) has agreed with the IWGB that the UK Government …
R (IWGB) v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions et al
This was an application for judicial review brought by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) which argued that EU Directives on health and safety, which had been transposed …
Just Eat to hire its food-delivery riders as employees
Just Eat said Monday that its food-delivery riders in Italy will be hired as employees next year, rather than working on a freelance basis. As a result, the riders will …
Bill on labor rights stirs row in Turkey
It’s not very often that Turkey’s top three labor unions join forces due to their different ideological stances. The Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (Türk-İş) is a mainstream labor organization with …
Hoge Raad: zzp-overeenkomst telt niet, het gaat om de praktijk
Zzp’ers die vinden dat ze eigenlijk in dienst zijn, hebben voortaan meer munitie om een arbeidscontract of bijvoorbeeld een ontslagvergoeding af te dwingen. Dat komt door een uitspraak van de Hoge Raad, …
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Trade unions and civil society are pushing for ambitious climate action in Scotland
“As Glasgow prepares to host COP26, the UN climate summit in November 2021, Scotland will take centre stage in the global power struggle surrounding if and how the world takes …