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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Belgium: C.Trav. Brux., 25 Apr. 2018, Case Nr. 2017/AB/22

The person who meets the majority of the specific criteria laid down in the Royal Decree of 7 June 2013 is presumed to have performed his or her duties under …

Paid domestic work and the struggles of care workers in Latin America

The authors compare the working conditions of domestic workers in Peru, Brazil, Uruguay and Mexico. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0011392118765259

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Belgium: Wage gap: still an unacceptable level!

After the positive trend of a few years ago, the wage gap between women and men now seems to have stagnated at 20% for four years now. On the one …

Belgium: Part-time work is rarely a deliberate choice

One of the main causes of the wage gap and the resulting pension gap is the unequal distribution of work. Women work much more often part-time than men. Most of …

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