Beligum: C. trav. Liège, 10 Sept. 2018, Case Nr. 2017/AL/496

It is normally the responsibility of the person receiving the harassment complaint from the worker to inform the employer. However, if a complaint of harassment is lodged with the police, …

COLLECTIVE VOICE IN THE PLATFORM ECONOMY: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES, SOLUTIONS

The rapid growth of the platform economy in Europe has triggered much discussion about the future of employment rights. This report focuses on a particularly important subset of issues raised …

Belgium: Cire, Cleanse-BrasilEuro Case – Abused workers and a “forgotten” lawsuit, Sept. 2018

The article returns to the Cleanse BrasilEuro case following the judgement of the Criminal Court of 15 December 2017, ten years after the facts. 455 undocumented men and women, mainly …

Guide on Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights: Prohibition of slavery and forced labour

https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Guide_Art_4_ENG.pdf

Sweden: The Labor Court rules on discrimination on the grounds of religion during a recruitment process

A matter was brought before the Labor Court during August 2018 concerning an applicant (a woman) for a job who refused to shake the hand of her interviewer (a man). …

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“Good Gig, Bad Gig: Autonomy and Algorithmic Control in the Global Gig Economy” (United Kingdom; Southeast Asia; Sub-Saharan Africa)

In this article, the authors evaluate the positive and negative aspects of “gig economy” work in light of the 2017 “Taylor Review” in the United Kingdom.  The authors identify common …

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Belgium: Act of 18 July 2018 on economic recovery and the strengthening of social cohesion, 26 July 2018

The law of 18 July 2018 on economic recovery and the strengthening of social cohesion creates “contracts” without social security contributions and without withholding tax, which should be able to …

Foster parents and fundamental labour rights

The work of parenting is a labour of love. There is no work that is harder and there is no work that is more rewarding. How many parents have reflected …

Belgium: FGTB, “Criminal prosecution for union trade action? What are we talking about?”, 24 July 2018

On 29 June 2018, the president of the regional branch of a socialist trade union has been found guilty of “malicious obstruction of traffic”, following the national trade union action …

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UK: “Uber, the Taylor Review, Mutuality and the Duty Not to Misrepresent Employment Status”

This article discusses how recent United Kingdom (“U.K.”) court cases support the argument that U.K. employers have a responsibility to not misrepresent the employment status of their staff. The article …