Indirect sex discrimination in employment

To address these old and new challenges regarding the application of indirect sex discrimination law within the current labour market, the report suggests two strategies. The first strategy is focused …

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Key elements of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment

As regards investment, the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) will be the most ambitious agreement that China has ever concluded with a third country. In addition to rules against the forced …

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Gig workers’ rights and their strategic litigation

A window of opportunity has opened up to utilise EU law on health and safety to advance the rights of ‘gig’ workers in domestic courts. “The Independent Workers’ Union of …

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End of Brexit transition: Workers’ rights

The United Kingdom formally left the European Union on 31 January 2020. Under the terms of the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement, the UK is currently in a transition period until 31 …

Finding a silver lining in the Swiss rejection of the Responsible Business Initiative: a hope of legal accountability in the parliamentary counterproposal (Part 2)

With the rejection of the popular Business Responsible Initiative (RBI) in Switzerland, the parliamentary counterproposal is due to enter into force soon. The counterproposal introduces a new article 964 in …

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Swiss say Uber Eats must register as postal service provider

 Swiss authorities say food delivery service Uber Eats counts as a postal service provider — and needs to be regulated as such. Switzerland’s postal supervisory authority, PostCom, announced Thursday that …

Finding a silver lining in the rejection of the Swiss Responsible Business Initiative: a hope of legal accountability in the parliamentary counterproposal (Part 1)

On 29th November 2020, Switzerland narrowly rejected the popular Responsible Business Initiative (RBI) which would have obliged Swiss companies and the businesses they control anywhere in the world to respect human rights and …

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ILAW Network letter on the draft law “On Promoting the Development of Digital Economy in Ukraine”.

The ILAW Network expresses deep concern regarding the draft law No. 4303 “On Promoting the Development of Digital Economy in Ukraine”. The law would create a new legal category of …

EU adopts a global human rights sanctions regime

The Council today adopted a decision and a regulation establishing a global human rights sanctions regime. For the first time, the EU is equipping itself with a framework that will …

Uber accepts Swiss court decision on employee

In September an appeals court in canton Vaud ruled that the Uberpop driver had been unfairly dismissed and should enjoy the same rights as an employee of a taxi company. The man …