Belgium: Arbeidshof Brus., 20 Febr. 2018, Case Nr. 2016/AB/959

The European legislator has deliberately distinguished the concept of ‘sickness’ from the concept of disability, which precludes a simple assimilation of the two concepts. Nevertheless, an illness may constitute a …

Statement of Claim before the Danish Labour Court against Ryanair by the DCTU on behalf of the Services Union

This is a Statement of Claim that was submitted to the Danish Labour Court in 2015 by the Danish Conferedation of Trade Unions on behalf of The Services Union.  The …

India’s Law on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace

The research paper examines India’s legal framework to prevent sexual harassment at the workplace from its conception in 1999 where the Supreme Court, recognizing legislative vacuum, framed guidelines that formed …

Belgium: C.Const., 1 Feb. 2018, Case Nr. 6542, cour-const.be

Articles 1382 and 1383 of the Civil Code, as interpreted by the Court of Cassation, and article 95 of the Insurance Act of 4 April 2014 are compatible with articles …

Samsung sued in France for falsely advertising that their supply chain respects worker rights.

On Jan. 11, 2018 , Two French NGOs (Sherpa and ActionAid France) filed a case in Tribunal de Grande Instance in Paris against Samsung France and its Korean parent company, …

Russia: Migrants from Central Asia struggle with documentation in Krasnodar Krai

This article is about two migrant workers from Central Asia. Based on the story of these migrant workers the author describes problems in the area of migrant workers’ rights. Thus, …

Germany – Country Report on Non-discrimination (2018)

This report by the European Commission provides a wide range of topics on discrimination, including employment, in Germany. In Chapter 12, Latest Developments, the report provides for important case laws …

Italy: Il Centro Studi Diritti & Lavoro Monthly Newsletters 2018

The Il Centro Studi Diritti & Lavoro is a legal research initiative in Italy founded by Fabio Rusconi and Andrea Danilo Conte. This is the compilation of the Italian language monthly newsletters from …

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Mongolia: Infringement of labour rights: sexual harassment in the workplace (Law Review No.3, 2018 (pp.119-127))

The article addresses employment discrimination based on gender and workplace harassment regulations in Mongolia as a basic human rights violation. It discusses the need that sexual harassment in the workplace …

Fair Working Conditions for Platform Workers Possible Regulatory Approaches at the EU Level

The study explores different possible regulatory approaches at the EU level to ensure fair working conditions in the platform economy. As platform work is often performed cross-border with at least …