Algorithmic tracking is ‘damaging mental health’ of UK workers

Monitoring of workers and setting performance targets through algorithms is damaging employees’ mental health and needs to be controlled by new legislation, according to a group of MPs and peers. …

Portugal makes it illegal for your boss to text you after work in ‘game changer’ remote work law

Remote workers in Portugal could see a healthier work-life balance under new labour laws approved by the country’s parliament. The new rules approved on Friday are a response to the …

Finland: Avi – Wolt couriers should be considered employees

People who deliver food and other items for the Finnish mobile app-based courier service Wolt should be considered employees of the company, not entrepreneurs, according to a decision by the …

FAQ on Germany‘s Supply Chain Due Diligence Act

In June 2021, the German parliament passed the “Law on corporate due diligence in supply chains” The law will establish due diligence obligations for companies that extend to the entire …

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No viable alternatives: Social (in)security and risk of labour exploitation during Covid-19

“This report explores the experiences of migrant workers in low-paid and insecure work during the Covid-19 pandemic, focusing on barriers to accessing employment rights and social protections, and the associated risks …

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ETUC Briefing Note: Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Schemes

Mandatory vaccination at the workplace is increasingly discussed. These schemes are being implemented or discussed in Europe for the public sector, within the health sector, but also for the private …

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Italy ratifies the ILO Convention (No. 190) on the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work

On 29 October 2021, Italy deposited the instrument of ratification of the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) , with the Director-General of the ILO, thereby becoming the ninth country in …

Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley & Ors [2021] UKSC 47 – Inducements relating to collective bargaining

On 27 October 2021 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley & Ors [2021] UKSC 47, allowing the appeal by 57 members of Unite the Union, recognised …

UK: Kostal UK Ltd (Respondent) v Dunkley and others (Appellants)

The UK Supreme Court handed down judgment in Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley & Ors [2021] UKSC 47, allowing the appeal by 57 members of Unite the Union, recognised by Kostal …

Process Deliveroo: Vooruit and PS always want to consider platform workers as employees

The trial of about thirty couriers against Deliveroo will start on Thursday. Vooruit and PS want to avoid such lawsuits. They have introduced a bill in the House that would treat platform …

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