Belgium: Pierre Jassogne, Minimum service: workers “hostage”?, Alter Echos

In its government agreement, the last government mentioned the establishment of a guaranteed service in three sectors: rail transport, prisons and air traffic control. This is as a means of …

Belgium: C. trav. Liège (div. Namur), 31 Jan. 2019, Case Nr. 2017/AN/158

While it is not appropriate to prevent the legitimate exercise by workers of the means legally provided for or organized within the undertaking to improve working conditions, constructive action cannot …

Belgium: C.Trav. Liege, 18 Jan. 2019, Case Nr. 2017/AL/523

The provisions relating to moral harassment contained in the law of 4 August 1996 do not tolerate the lack of prevention for which the employer is certainly responsible under the …

Uber banned by Brussels judge

The service was declared illegal by the Dutch-speaking tribunal of commerce in the capital. The ruling applies in general, regardless of language considerations. The court ruled that the law permitted only taxi …

Belgium: ITUC, “2019 ITUC Global Rights Index – The World’s Worst Countries for Workers”, 2019

The 2019 index shows that Belgium has fallen in the ranking and is now a country in which rights violations are repeated (rather than sporadic as previously). In addition, 18 …

Collective Labour Agreement – Ryanair and two Cabin Crew unions (CNE-CSC & LBC-NVK)

Attached is the Collective Labour Agreement between low fare airline Ryanair and two of its Cabin Crew unions, CNE-CSC & LBC-NVK.  The agreement recognizes that workers whose home base is …

Ryanair to cancel nearly 200 flights in latest strike action

Ryanair has cancelled 190 of its 2,400 scheduled flights on Friday blaming strikes by cabin crew based in Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Italy and Germany. The Irish airline, which has …

Belgium: Arbeidshof Antwerp, 17 Sept. 2018, Case Nr. 2017/RK/31

The right to strike guaranteed by Article 6.4 of the European Social Charter was exercised peacefully, without violence or threats against non-strikers or management. No damage was caused by the …

Belgium: C. trav. Bruxelles, 13 Sept. 2018, Case Nr. 2016/AB/869

The Act of 4 August 1996 does not stipulate that the measures it provides for, including reception and advice to the person claiming to be the victim of violence or …

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, …

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