EU lawmakers back further weakening of contentious sustainability laws

Far-right parties joined forces with the centre-right in the European Parliament on Thursday to back further cuts to the bloc’s corporate sustainability laws, after months of pressure from companies and …

Case C‑19/23 – action for annulment under Article 263 TFEU, brought on 18 January 2023,

By its application, the Kingdom of Denmark seeks, primarily, annulment of Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on adequate minimum wages in …

EU top court rejects Denmark’s bid to annul bloc-wide rules to set minimum wage

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Tuesday that an EU directive aiming to establish an “adequate” minimum wage in all 27 member states is valid, after Denmark tried …

Why Daimler Truck ruling rewrites the rules on equal pay comparisons

A recent landmark German ruling has re-emphasised the principle of equal pay for equal work, holding that a woman who claims pay discrimination is entitled to reference the salary of …

Employment Rights Bill enters ‘ping pong’ stage as government is defeated in the Lords

Labour’s employment rights legislation has suffered a series of defeats in the House of Lords, meaning that it will now go back to the House of Commons in a process …

Irish firms must prepare for greater pay gap reporting obligations

Ireland’s smaller employers have until the end of November to comply with new gender pay gap reporting rules which came into effect in May 2025. The government’s amendment to the …

Une employée philippine brise le mur de l’immunité diplomatique

Le Tribunal fédéral vient d’ouvrir une brèche significative dans le mur de l’immunité diplomatique en autorisant les poursuites contre un diplomate pakistanais accusé d’exploitation par son personnel domestique. Plusieurs employés de maison …

Berry-picking migrants challenge UK’s tribunal time limits

Agroup of Latin American seasonal farm workers are taking their fight for justice to the UK’s Employment Appeal Tribunal this week, arguing that the country’s legal system has left them …

How platformisation is shaping the future of domestic work

A mapping of home care and cleaning platforms in six EU countries “One aspect of demographic ageing is the growing demand for domestic and care services. This highlights the increasingly …

Addressing work-related gender-based violence and harassment

Insights from the EU Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence “European Union Directive 2024/1385 on combating violence against women and domestic violence (Anti-VAW Directive) marks a historic …