MPs seek assurance that UK gender guidance will not ignore trans people

A cross-party committee of MPs has written to the UK’s equalities watchdog to seek assurances that its guidance on how organisations interpret the landmark supreme court ruling on gender issues …

France: Supreme Court upholds Vinci indictment over alleged forced labour in Qatar

The indictment of Vinci Constructions Grand Projects (VCGP) concerning the use of forced labour on its Qatari construction sites has been confirmed by the French Supreme Court. Sherpa, the initiator …

House of gigs. Domestic workers, algorithmic management and the Platform Work Directive

This chapter examines the impact of digital intermediaries and algorithmic management (AM) systems on domestic work, a sector often marginalized in discussions of the gig economy. By revisiting the continuities …

EU Commission faces complaint over easing of sustainability rules

Climate and human rights campaigners filed a complaint against the European Commission on Friday, accusing the EU executive of weakening sustainability laws without first consulting the public about the changes …

Legal definition of woman is based on biological sex, UK supreme court rules

The UK supreme court has ruled that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex, in a victory for gender-critical campaigners. …

ETUC Transposition Guide – Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

This ETUC transposition guidance intends to help national and European trade unions in this transposition process at Member State and European level in order to make the CS3D even more …

Germany’s New Coalition Government Eliminates Sustainability Due Diligence Law

Germany’s conservative CDU and CSU parties and the center-left SPD announced a deal for the formation of a new government, and released a coalition agreement that includes the immediate elimination …

Two years of the German Supply Chain Act: An interim assessment

Germany’s Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) has only been in force for two years, and the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (EU CSDDD) for less than one—yet both …

Competition and labour – A Trade Union Reading of EU Competition Policies

“Competition practices are facing a growing range of criticisms amid concerns with corporate power at an all-time high. This raises a number of challenges, including adverse impact on sustainability issues …

European Commission: Study exploring the context, challenges, opportunities, and trends in algorithmic management

The present study was carried out to provide the Commission with a comprehensive, evidence-based analysis of the context, challenges, opportunities, and trends in algorithmic management (AM) in the workplace, as …