Administrative Requirements and Control Measures in the Posted Workers Enforcement Directive
Article written by Sara Fekete, PhD candidate at the Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, Faculty of Law (Hungary) – January 2020
“FairTube”: IG Metall and Youtubers Union launch joint initiative
Frankfurt am Main, 22. July 2019 Effort aims to improve fairness and transparency for video creators working on online platforms IG Metall, the largest trade union in Europe, and the Youtubers Union, an association of online video creators, announced today a joint initiative to improve the working conditions of YouTubers who earn income, or aim … Read more
Freedom of association of trade unions in modern Russia: practice and challenges.
Julia Ostrovskaya is a lawyer and master of political science. PhD student, Department of theory and history of State and Law, National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow). Program Director at Center for Social and Labor Rights. Center for Social and Labor Rights (CSLR) is a Russian non-profit NGO for promotion, compliance and protection … Read more
European Labour Law Conference – 15 and 16 February 2019 – Documentation
Documentation of the European Labour Law Conference New forms of labour and new structures of enterprises – challenges for labour law, 15 and 16 February 2019 Frankfurt/M., IG Metall Headquarter, Wilhelm-Leuschner-Str- 79 • Friday, 15 February 2019, 13h30 – 18h30 and • Saturday, 16 February 2019, 09h00 – 13h00 At the conference participated labour law … Read more
European Labour Law Conference – New forms of labour and new structures of enterprises – challenges for labour law
on 15 and 16 February 2019 simultaneous translation German-English-German NEW FORMS OF LABOUR AND NEW STRUCTURES OF ENTERPRISES – challenges for labour law Frankfurt/M., IG Metall Headquarter, Wilhelm-Leuschner-Str- 79 download programme in English/ Programm auf deutsch als PDF-Datei herunterladen ***** Description of the Conference Following conferences in Brussels, … Read more
The European Pillar of Social Rights Is One Year Old. Which Implications for EU Labour Law?
Silvia Rainone, PhD Candidate in European Labour Law, Tilburg Law School November 2018 Download the Contribution On the 17th November 2017 the European Pillar of Social Right (EPSR) was officially adopted through an interinstitutional proclamation. Is this first birthday of the Pillar something to be celebrated? In other words, has the proclamation of the Pillar provided the … Read more
World’s first collective agreement between platform company and trade union in Denmark
The collective bargaining contract between UNI’s Danish affiliate 3F and Hilfr is unprecedented insofar as it treats self-employed contractors as workers. The 12 month pilot agreement came into effect on 1 August 2018. There are around 450 workers on Hilfr.dk, a website platform providing cleaning services for around 1,700 customers across Denmark. Key points of … Read more
Business Trip Versus Posting Workers – Central-Eastern Europe Way To Conquer The Single Market Or Just A Misunderstanding?
Michał Szypniewski, Junior Researcher at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Gdańsk; lawyer at Rycak Labour Law Office in Warsaw November 2018 Download the Contribution Posted workers play a crucial role in the development of the internal market of services. It hardly needs to be stressed that posting of workers is an example of a … Read more
Dutch Court: Deliveroo-Rider Is A Self-Employed Worker
Mr. Samiha Said, Lecturer and PhD Candidate in Labour Law at Tilburg Law School. November 2018 Download the Contribution On the 23rd of July 2018, the first Dutch Deliveroo-case was published. The Dutch district court ruled that Deliveroo-rider Sytze Ferwerda is a self-employed worker, and not an employee. Legal framework: the employee and the self-employed worker … Read more
The First Italian Case On The Application Of Directive 2000/78/EC For Discrimination On The Grounds Of Sexual Orientation Reaches The European Court Of Justice.
Federico Micheli, Ph.D. candidate in Labour Law, University of Brescia, Attorney at Law November 2018 Download the Contribution Last July, the Italian Court of Cassation requested a preliminary ruling to the ECJ on the application of the Directive 2000/78/CE for a case of discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation and access to work. Since the … Read more