Robert van der Vlies, LLM & MSc Candidate at Tilburg University. Extract from draft paper, please do not circulate. March 2018, Download the Contribution. 1. Introduction The free provision of services recognises the right for companies, established in one Member State, to provide services in the territory of another Member State.[1] While exercising this economic … Read more
Mr. Samiha Said, Lecturer and PhD Candidate in Labour Law at Tilburg Law School. March 2018 Download the Contribution. In February 2018, the Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (Wouter Koolmees) submitted a draft-proposal for the expansion of birth leave for fathers (‘Wet Invoering Extra Geboorteverlof’). At the moment, fathers are entitled to two … Read more
Robbert Coenmans, PhD Candidate at Tilburg Law School. March 2018, Download the Contribution. Dutch trade union FNV appears to be using Deliveroo as a test case for organizing (young) workers in the platform economy, with a reasonable degree of success. There seems to be some international coordination, seeing as how similar actions are taking place … Read more
Giulia Frosecchi, PhD Candidate in International Studies, University of Trento. March 2018, Download the Contribution. In several occasions, the Italian Courts have dealt with cases concerning Ryanair employment relationships; especially, they have widely addressed the issue of the applicable law for social security provision for workers. The legal uncertainties that had triggered such trials have … Read more
Marta D’Onofrio, Graduate Research Fellow at University of Eastern Piedmont. March 2018, Download the Contribution. Amazon, the leading company in the e-commerce sector, is an interesting case study to show how industrial relations, together with its fundamental institutions, are daily challenged by the decisions made within giant corporations. The main problem lies in the fact … Read more
Mr Mohamedein’s professional practice is focussed on two key areas: representing victims of state violence in court on behalf of El Nadeem Centre for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence, Egypt’s leading anti-torture NGO, and representing labour activists in criminal and civil matters. In his work for El Nadeem he has frequently acted for defendants … Read more