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Briefing Note: National measures to protect non-standard workers including workers in the platform economy

This briefing contains the following sections: • Policy pointers on the vulnerable situation of non-standard workers and platform workers amidst the COVID outburst. • Measures introduced at national level to …

ETUC Briefing Note: National measures to support households by providing different (tax) relief measures

Workers who just a couple of weeks ago were struggling but getting by are now worried about how they will pay their bills. Some Member States have looked to include …

ETUC Briefing Note: National measures to avoid collective/individual lay-offs (incl. granting (additional/special) leaves)

This briefing note focuses on strategies to avoid worker lay offs and to ensure alternatives such as ‘short-term work schemes,’ teleworking, etc. to avoid a complete loss of wages. This …

Lizette Risgaard: Tripartite agreement creates greater security among employees

The government and the social partners have entered into a tripartite agreement on temporary wage compensation for privately employed workers who would otherwise lose their jobs because of COVID-19. “The agreement …

EU will not force statutory minimum wage on Nordic countries

The EU will not force a statutory minimum wage on countries such as Denmark following an outcry by Nordic member states over a threat to their century-old systems of collective bargaining. A …

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Policy brief “Collective agreements for platform workers? Examples from the Nordic countries”

This policy brief considers platform companies’ workers’ access to collective bargaining. As workers in such contexts are usually considered by platform companies as self-employed, such workers tend to not have …

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Nordic Region: Policy brief “Uber in the Nordic countries: Challenges and adjustments”

This policy brief considers Uber’s operations in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, highlighting, inter alia, the regulatory framework and issues concerning labor law and the drivers’ working conditions. The significant …

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Statement of Claim before the Danish Labour Court against Ryanair by the DCTU on behalf of the Services Union

This is a Statement of Claim that was submitted to the Danish Labour Court in 2015 by the Danish Conferedation of Trade Unions on behalf of The Services Union.  The …

Labor & Employment Law Strategic Global Topics: Summer 2017 – Religion in Workplace

This report by EY Labor and Employment Law provides brief overviews of how religious freedom in interplays with rights of the employer in their workplace in 24 countries. https://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/ey-labor-law-strategic-global-topics-summer-2017-edition-cover/$FILE/ey-labor-law-strategic-global-topics-summer-2017-edition.pdf

OECD Case: PWT Group’s role in the Rana Plaza collapse

NCPs involved: Danish Business Authority Erhvervsstyrelsen COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: Bangladesh DATE: 12 December 2014 STATUS: Concluded ISSUE: The complaint alleged that PWT Group failed to carry out due diligence regarding …

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