UK: Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd v Crawford [2019] EWCA Civ 269, [2019] WLR(D) 127 (05 March 2019)

This appellate decision, published by the England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) (“EWCA”) on Appeal from the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the United Kingdom (“U.K.”), concerned whether employees …

Entrée en vigueur de nouvelles lois sur les contrats «zéro heure»

Les nouvelles lois qui sévissent contre les contrats à zéro heure et l'emploi précaire entrent en vigueur aujourd'hui. La législation vise également à résoudre les problèmes rencontrés par les travailleurs occasionnels. Décrit comme 'l'un des…

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Policy brief “Collective agreements for platform workers? Examples from the Nordic countries”

This policy brief considers platform companies’ workers’ access to collective bargaining. As workers in such contexts are usually considered by platform companies as self-employed, such workers tend to not have …

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Nordic Region: Policy brief “Uber in the Nordic countries: Challenges and adjustments”

This policy brief considers Uber’s operations in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, highlighting, inter alia, the regulatory framework and issues concerning labor law and the drivers’ working conditions. The significant …

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Parlement européen - Accès à des voies de recours pour les victimes de violations des droits de l'homme par des entreprises dans des pays tiers

Les sociétés multinationales basées en Europe peuvent causer ou être complices de violations des droits de l'homme dans des pays tiers. Les victimes de violations des droits de l'homme par les entreprises se heurtent souvent à de nombreux obstacles lorsqu'elles tentent de constituer des sociétés…

UK: “Implied Terms and Human Rights in the Contract of Employment”

Research Article Abstract Posted in Front of Paywall: “This article considers the potential for implied terms in the contract of employment to protect employees’ human rights. The slim prospects of …

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L'ONU critique le programme irlandais de pêche pour les travailleurs migrants

Quatre rapporteurs spéciaux des Nations Unies ont signé une lettre commune condamnant le régime de permis de travail du gouvernement irlandais pour les travailleurs non européens du secteur de la pêche. La lettre provient des rapporteurs spéciaux…

UK: London Underground Ltd v Amissah & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 125 (19 February 2019), Case No: A2/2017/0040

This decision was published by the [England and Wales] Court of Appeal (Civil Division) (“EWCA”) on Appeal from the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the United Kingdom (“UKEAT”), based upon the …

Case Nr. C-154/18, Horgan and Keegan v. Minister for Education and Skills et alii

Salary scale and classification on that scale upon recruitment less advantageous than that applicable to teachers already employed as such Article 2(2)(b) of Directive 2000/78 must be interpreted to the …

“Are employers doing enough to support employees who have caring responsibilities?” (United Kingdom; England; Scotland; Wales; Northern Ireland)

This story reviews “Juggling work and unpaid care: a growing issue,” an online poll undertaken from December 28, 2018 through January 4, 2019, and the poll’s accompanying report, which was …

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