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Global Workplace Law & Policy Global Workplace Law & PolicyFacebook X LinkedIn YouTube Civil Liability , Due Diligence , EU Law , Representation The EU proposal for a Due Diligence Directive: the link between civil liability and workers’ representation Maria Giovannone ( Università degli Studi Roma Tre (Italy) ) / 24/04/2024 23/04/2024 / Leave a comment Hardening” process of Due Diligence The proposal for an EU directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (Brussels, 23.2.2022, COM(2022) 71 final) aims to impose sustainable production models on multinationals along the supply chains. A provisional agreement was reached on 15 March 2024. The proposal represents the culmination of a regulatory process of Corporate Social Responsibility… Continue reading ILO , International Law , Labour law , Sovereignty Sovereignty and authority in labour relations and among states Niklas Selberg ( Lund University (Sweden) ) / 10/04/2024 10/04/2024 / Leave a comment War and oppression plague the world. Peaceful relations among states still seems like a distant dream. From a labour lawyer’s perspective, the quest for an international legal order among states parallels the historical development of the legal order among labour and capital on the labour market. In the purpose of fueling a discussion on the… Continue reading Gig economy , Labour law , Platform work , Portugal An employment presumption for platform work – the Portuguese experience Ana Teresa Ribeiro ( Universidade Catolica Portuguesa ) / 18/03/2024 16/03/2024 / Leave a comment Introduction: the need for a new employment presumption The Portuguese Labour Code was recently amended through Act 13/2023, of 3 April (known as the Decent Work Agenda”), which entered into force on 1 May 2023. This reform was driven by several concerns, namely the precarious situation of platform workers. And, precisely, one of its innovative… Continue reading Data protection , France , GDPR Minimised work surveillance exists under the GDPR: Amazon France and the DPA sanction Michele Molè ( University of Groningen ) / 04/03/2024 02/03/2024 / Leave a comment Introduction: Amazon and its warehouses Many of the products stored in Amazon’s Barcelona BCN3 warehouse can be ordered by a customer in Milan and received within 24 hours. In fact, several flights a day operated by Amazon Air depart from Barcelona-El Prat (Terminal 2B), to land in Milan Malpensa and reach the Amazon centre in… Continue reading Case Law , European Court of Human Rights , UK Not Delivering – the UK ‘worker’ concept before the UK Supreme Court in Deliveroo Nicola Countouris ( University College London (UK) ) / 23/01/2024 22/01/2024 / Leave a comment Not really working On 21 November 2023, the UK Supreme Court delivered its long-awaited decision in the Deliveroo case. The judgment, concluded that the Deliveroo riders organised and represented by trade union IWGB were not in an ‘employment relationship’ for the purposes of Article 11 of the ECHR. Fatal to this claim was, in particular,… Continue reading Uncategorized Happy Holidays Frank Hendrickx ( Institute for Labour Law – KU Leuven (Belgium) ) and David Mangan ( Maynooth University (Ireland) ) / 22/12/2023 20/12/2023 / Leave a comment We wish all readers happy holidays and we look forward to providing you with more in 2024. Happy holidays. Joyeuses Fêtes. Fijne feestdagen. Forced labour , ILO , Ukraine Forced labour imposed on workers in an occupied territory – searching for sources of protection Zuzanna Muskat-Gorska ( International Trade Union Confederation ) / 13/12/2023 13/12/2023 / Leave a comment An armed conflict has always a severe impact on civilians in their role as workers, and on workplaces. Of particular concern are violations of fundamental labour rights, such as the prohibition of forced or compulsory labour, contained in the ILO Forced Labour Convention No. 29 and its Protocol of 2014, and in the Abolition of… Continue reading Artificial Intelligence , EU , EU Law , GDPR , Platform work Regulating algorithmic management in the Platform Work Directive: correcting risky deviations Aída Ponce Del Castillo ( European Trade Union Institute ) / 22/11/2023 22/11/2023 / Leave a comment Background The proposed EU directive on improving working conditions in platform work is the first legislative initiative that attempts to regulate the use of AI, in the form of algorithmic management, in the workplace. This innovative legislative proposal pursues a double goal: first, correcting the employment status of people working in digital labour platforms and… Continue reading CJEU , EU Charter of Fundamental Rights , Working Time The meaning of working time in light of autonomy Sara Huybrechts ( Institute for Labour Law – KU Leuven ) / 09/10/2023 06/10/2023 / Leave a comment Problem statement The global workplace quests for both employer-driven and employee-driven flexibility. Such extent of flexibility goes hand in hand with autonomy for workers to decide where, when and how to work to their own discretion. Autonomy, powered by ICT, makes it possible to work anytime anywhere. Time and place independency and autonomy in work… Continue reading EU Law , Social Security , Telework Cross-border telework and social security: A new multilateral Framework Agreement Fenicia Aceto ( Tilburg University (Netherlands) ) / 25/09/2023 20/09/2023 / Leave a comment Introduction Knowing the applicable legislation for social security matters is crucial for workers engaging in cross-border activities within the European Union. For individuals who reside and work within the same country, determining the correct solution is relatively simple – the person will fall under the legislation of the State of residence. However, for individuals engaged… Continue reading Posts navigation 1 2 3 › » Get posts in your inbox! 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