CHINA’S REGULATIONS ON ALGORITHMS: Context, impact, and comparisons with the EU

“On 1 March 2022, China’s Regulations on the Administration of Internet Information Service Recommendation Algorithms (hereafter, ‘Regulations’) entered into effect (Creemers et al., 2022). The new Chinese provisions, consisting of …

Top EU Court Sides With LGBTQ Worker In Polish Case

The EU’s top court, weighing in on a Polish discrimination claim, ruled Thursday that self-employed workers must benefit from the same sexual orientation protections as other employees. The ruling by …

Glovo challenges the Government with a new twist to job insecurity

The home delivery company Glovo has broken a couple of records, during 2022, although it may have been more successful in the negative and in attracting attention for its questionable …

UK: Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill

Here is the full text of the proposed UK Strikes Minimum Services Levels Bill  

UK ministers announce anti-strike law to enforce ‘minimum service levels’

Ministers have announced anti-strike legislation to enforce “minimum service levels” in six key public services including the NHS and schools as Rishi Sunak scrambles to get a grip on industrial disputes. The …

Webinar: Telework and Worker Rights in Europe and Central Asia

The ILAW Network is pleased to invite you to a webinar on the regulation of telework in Europe and Central Asia. Well-regulated telework offers workers flexibility and autonomy, allowing for …

January 18, 2023

Nepalese recruitment agency directors handed slavery order

Two directors of a Nepalese recruitment agency suspected of exploiting vulnerable workers by charging them thousands of pounds in fees have been handed a Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order (STRO). …

New year, new rules for German businesses as Supply Chain Act comes into force

In the new year, German companies will be forced to monitor their supply chains more strictly. On January 1, the new Supply Chain Act comes into force, a piece of legislation that …

Safety checks on dangerous machines restored after 15 years

Dangerous machinery will have to undergo independent safety checks for the first time in over 15 years under a newly-agreed EU regulation. Mandatory third-party safety checks on high-risk machinery were scrapped …

ECtHR Factsheet: Surveillance at workplace

Here is an updated factsheet from the European Court of Human Rights on the issue of surveillance at the workplace. https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/FS_Workplace_surveillance_ENG.pdf

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