Uber (UBER.N) drivers are employees, not contractors, and so entitled to greater workers’ rights under local labour laws, a Dutch court ruled on Monday, handing a setback to the U.S. company’s …
FNV v Uber BV
Drivers who have personally connected with Uber and who transport passengers via the Uber app are covered by the Collective Labor Agreement for Taxi Transport. The legal relationship between Uber and …
OECD Complaint: FNV v. Just Eat Takeaway
OECD Complaint filed by FNV against Just Eat accepted by the Dutch National Contact point over violations of workers’ and trade union rights.
Initial Assessment of the notification of 4 Trade Unions vs APG Asset Management
On 18 May, 2020 the Dutch National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (NCP) received a notification of a specific instance from the International Union of Food, …
Court tells Uber to reinstate five UK drivers sacked by automated process
Uber has been ordered to reinstate five British drivers who were struck off from its ride-hailing app by robot technology. The five drivers, backed by the App Drivers & Couriers …
Deliveroo to appeal to Supreme Court after judges say riders are not freelancers
Meal delivery company Deliveroo says it will appeal to the Dutch supreme court against an lower court ruling which said its delivery workers should be considered staff. On Tuesday, appeal …
FNV wil dat Uber zijn chauffeurs in dienst neemt (en kan nog weleens zijn zin krijgen)
De positie van Uber-chauffeurs is al jaren onderwerp van discussie. Volgens het Amerikaanse techbedrijf zijn alle chauffeurs die via de app rijden zelfstandig ondernemers, maar vakbonden en verschillende buitenlandse rechters …
Hoge Raad: zzp-overeenkomst telt niet, het gaat om de praktijk
Zzp’ers die vinden dat ze eigenlijk in dienst zijn, hebben voortaan meer munitie om een arbeidscontract of bijvoorbeeld een ontslagvergoeding af te dwingen. Dat komt door een uitspraak van de Hoge Raad, …
RESHAPING WORK: GIG ECONOMY AROUND THE WORLD
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People v Shell: from ‘corporate social responsibility’ to legal accountability
In a historic victory for climate justice, in late May a Dutch civil court held a corporation liable for the first time for its contribution to climate change. The ruling that the oil …