Thousands march in Greece against labor law changes, disrupt services nationwide

Unions representing civil servants and private sector workers called the strike to protest labor law changes that allow greater flexibility in labor conditions, including overtime that could stretch occasional shifts …

French OECD Says Shein Doesn’t Comply With CSR Guidelines

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)’s National Contact Point (NCP) in France said this week that fast-fashion giant Shein has failed to follow the guidelines it puts forth related to human …

Britain would have 14m more secure jobs if Employment Rights Bill was in place in 2023, study finds

MORE than a million workers a year will be protected from “severe insecurity” by the Employment Rights Bill, but 14 million more would in secure jobs if the legislation had …

Germany’s TikTok moderators laid off for AI demand compensation

TikTok workers in Germany are half way through a four-day strike over the social media giant’s plans to replace around 150 content moderators with artificial intelligence and refusal to engage …

The eagerly anticipated Employment Rights Bill: hope v reality

THE eagerly anticipated Employment Rights Bill, the pinnacle of Keir Starmer’s Labour government, is due to receive royal assent later in the year.  The headlines all sound fantastic — day …

Negotiating the Algorithm

The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is today launching a guide to help workers prevent the abuse of algorithmic management and put the human back in control in their workplaces. …

French NCP Final Statement re “SHEIN in France”

The French National Contact Point (NCP) found that Shein does not comply with the OECD Guidelines for Responsible Business Conduct, particularly in areas of human rights, environment, and consumer protection, following …

Watering down Employment Rights Bill would threaten ‘once in a generation’ chance to close gender pay gap, ministers warned

The government has been warned against allowing amendments from the Lords to water down its flagship Employment Rights Bill, with seven leading women’s organisations arguing that this would hamper efforts to …

The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia (Cultural Bureau) v Ms A Alhayali [2025] Civ 1162

Ms Alhayali was employed by the Saudi Arabian Embassy in its Cultural Bureau. She was dismissed from her role and in January 2018 presented a claim to the Employment Tribunal, …

Poland to give labour inspectors power to reclassify civil law contracts

Along-awaited new draft of Poland’s National Labour Inspectorate (PIP) Act has been published and, as widely expected, introduces significant changes to the enforcement of the nation’s labour law.  Chief among …