EU agrees on forced labour, environmental harm disclosures for companies

Large companies in the European Union will have to identify and take remedial action if they find their supply chains employing child labour or damaging the environment, the bloc’s lawmakers …

Automated Processing of Data on Work Performance and Employee Evaluation: A Case Study of Practices at Amazon Warehouses in Poland

“The subject of this article is the algorithmic employee evaluation system at Amazon’s warehouses in Poland. A weekly performance review, the evaluation is a measure of productivity and quality, gathered …

Humpert and Others v. Germany

Facts – At the relevant time, the four applicants were State school teachers with civil-servant status employed by different German Länder. They were all members of the Trade Union for Education and …

EU lawmakers nail down rules for platform workers

The representatives of the main EU institutions reached a provisional agreement over the Platform Workers Directive in the early hours of Wednesday (13 December) after almost two years of strenuous …

Taken for a Ride, Again: Deliveroo Riders in the Supreme Court

Last week’s ruling in Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee came as a great surprise to many employment lawyers: the Supreme Court unanimously held that Deliveroo Riders are …

La Poste condamnée à renforcer son devoir de vigilance, une première

La Poste a été condamnée le 5 décembre 2023 par le tribunal judiciaire de Paris pour des manquements au devoir de vigilance, impliquant l’emploi de travailleurs sans papiers par des …

SUD PTT v La Poste

C’est la première fois qu’une entreprise française se fait reprendre par la justice en matière de devoir de vigilance, avec la circonstance aggravante qu’il s’agit d’un employeur public. Ce délibéré …

Court of Amsterdam: G-Star Raw and Vert Asia Limited

G-Star ended its relationship with the Vietnamese clothing factory Vert too suddenly by no longer placing promised orders and also suddenly stopping normal orders. It has already been decided in an …

Migrant fruit picker who ‘struggled to buy food after being underpaid by British farm’ sues employers

A migrant fruit picker is suing a Britishfarm in a landmark employment tribunal over claims she was underpaid, worked six-day weeks and had to buy her own protective equipment. Sapana Pangeni, 31, …

Migrant fruit picker who ‘struggled to buy food after being underpaid by British farm’ sues employers

A migrant fruit picker is suing a Britishfarm in a landmark employment tribunal over claims she was underpaid, worked six-day weeks and had to buy her own protective equipment. Sapana Pangeni, …

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