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Covid-19 and Labour Law. A Global Review

“This special issue of the Italian Labour Law e-Journal intends to provide a systematic and informative overview on the measures set out by lawmakers and/or social partners in a number …

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ETUC Briefing Note: THE SITUATION FOR FRONTIER WORKERS

This briefing note focuses on the unique challenges facing ‘frontier workers’ in the EU and what possible solutions can be taken. Frontier workers are the 1.5 million workers that are …

ABA: Multi-Country Snapshot of COVID-19 Related Legal Changes

This contains a series of short articles describing how several countries from throughout the world are using workplace laws to combat the spread of COVID-19 and to mitigate its effects …

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ETUC Briefing Note: National measures to protect self-employed workers

This ETUC briefing note is focused on how EU Member States must also ensure that the protections, changes in laws and regulations regarding short-term work, paid sick leave, etc,. do …

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 …

France: Cour de Cassation Ruling n°374 – Uber Driver is an ’employee’

The French Court of Cassation ordered the contractual relationship between the Uber company and a driver to be reclassified as an employment contract. The court found that when connecting to …

Top French court deals blow to Uber by giving driver ’employee’ status

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s top court has recognized the right of an Uber driver to be considered an employee, a ruling that could upend the U.S. firm’s business model and potentially …

France: Mr X v. Uber France and Uber BV Ruling No. 374

Mr X v. Uber France and Uber BV Ruling No. 374 Date: March 4, 2020 Tribunal: Labour Chamber of the Court of Cassation Issue: Unlawful dismissal Finding: Employee Mr. X, …

Due diligence: has France really laid the foundations to end corporate impunity?

On 24 October 2013, the Rana Plaza disaster in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, triggered a huge outcry. Over a thousand people were killed when the building, which housed garment factories, …