Who’s afraid of picket lines? The backsliding of collective labour rights is quietly reshaping European democracy

The backsliding doesn’t follow a single playbook. In Italy, transport minister Matteo Salvini has repeatedly used administrative injunctions (precettazione) to curb strikes, turning what once was an exceptional measure into a routine constraint on …

A proposal to make the new Fair Work Agency more effective: Closer partnerships with worker organisations

On 7 April 2026, the Fair Work Agency (FWA) officially launched as an executive agency of the Department of Business and Trade. The FWA brings together three existing enforcement bodies—the …

French ‘Anti-Fast Fashion’ Law Stalls as Brussels Objects

France’s so-called “anti-fast fashion” law has hit a snag. Writing in an April 15 reaction, the European Commission said that Loi Violland—a bill designed to curb overconsumption by regulating the environmental impacts …

Dynamic pay on platforms such as Uber should be banned, says TUC

The practice of using “dynamic pricing” to set pay on gig economy platforms including Uber should be banned because it leaves workers at the mercy of shadowy algorithms with no certainty …

Tesco faces employment tribunal over claim it helped set the ‘market rates’ used to justify pay gap

On Friday 1 May 2026 the tribunal is due to begin hearing Tesco’s defence for paying store staff less than distribution centre workers.  The shop workers say Tesco cannot defend …

Moving Toward Shared Responsibility: How the EU’s CSDDD and Omnibus I Reimagine Contracting for Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence

For decades, the legal architecture for managing human rights and environmental (HRE) risks in global supply chains has relied on a practice we call ‘risk-shifting’. In this model, lead firms use …

Trump tariff threats should spur UK to ban forced labor, say Labour MPs

Keir Starmer’s government needs to ban forced labor from nations like China as a probe of U.K. supply chains by the Trump administration threatens new tariffs, senior Labour lawmakers told …

Collective Rights and the Employment Rights Act 2025: Continuity and Change in the British Labour Constitution

Focusing on the collective and trade union rights contained in Part 4 of the Employment Rights Act, this article assesses the changes that were eventually introduced against the policy proposals …

This is modern-day slavery”: Four bicycle delivery workers’ associations file a complaint against Uber Eats and Deliveroo for human trafficking

Delivery workers’ associations in Bordeaux and Paris have filed a complaint against Uber Eats and Deliveroo for human trafficking. They denounce the exploitation of highly vulnerable workers and are also …

Levi’s sued over “social washing” claims in the Netherlands

A labour rights campaign group has filed a “groundbreaking” lawsuit against Levi’s for making allegedly misleading consumer facing statements on its commitment to garment workers’ rights. The Clean Clothes Campaign’s …