Employment Rights Bill enters ‘ping pong’ stage as government is defeated in the Lords

Labour’s employment rights legislation has suffered a series of defeats in the House of Lords, meaning that it will now go back to the House of Commons in a process …

Irish firms must prepare for greater pay gap reporting obligations

Ireland’s smaller employers have until the end of November to comply with new gender pay gap reporting rules which came into effect in May 2025. The government’s amendment to the …

Une employée philippine brise le mur de l’immunité diplomatique

Le Tribunal fédéral vient d’ouvrir une brèche significative dans le mur de l’immunité diplomatique en autorisant les poursuites contre un diplomate pakistanais accusé d’exploitation par son personnel domestique. Plusieurs employés de maison …

Berry-picking migrants challenge UK’s tribunal time limits

Agroup of Latin American seasonal farm workers are taking their fight for justice to the UK’s Employment Appeal Tribunal this week, arguing that the country’s legal system has left them …

How platformisation is shaping the future of domestic work

A mapping of home care and cleaning platforms in six EU countries “One aspect of demographic ageing is the growing demand for domestic and care services. This highlights the increasingly …

Addressing work-related gender-based violence and harassment

Insights from the EU Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence “European Union Directive 2024/1385 on combating violence against women and domestic violence (Anti-VAW Directive) marks a historic …

Thousands march in Greece against labor law changes, disrupt services nationwide

Unions representing civil servants and private sector workers called the strike to protest labor law changes that allow greater flexibility in labor conditions, including overtime that could stretch occasional shifts …

French OECD Says Shein Doesn’t Comply With CSR Guidelines

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)’s National Contact Point (NCP) in France said this week that fast-fashion giant Shein has failed to follow the guidelines it puts forth related to human …

Britain would have 14m more secure jobs if Employment Rights Bill was in place in 2023, study finds

MORE than a million workers a year will be protected from “severe insecurity” by the Employment Rights Bill, but 14 million more would in secure jobs if the legislation had …

Germany’s TikTok moderators laid off for AI demand compensation

TikTok workers in Germany are half way through a four-day strike over the social media giant’s plans to replace around 150 content moderators with artificial intelligence and refusal to engage …