“Last Monday, European Union member states reached a provisional agreement on the compromise text of the directive on platform work. This momentous decision comes more than two years after the European Commission’s initial …
Commentary
ECCJ: CSDDD endorsement brings us 0.05% closer to corporate justice
Today’s decision by EU capitals to endorse the Belgian Presidency’s political deal on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is a significant step forward in the protection of human …
It takes three to tango in the EU: the new European Directive on Platform Work
In March 2024, The European Union’s institutions reached an agreement to adopt a European Directive on Platform Work. To understand the content of this Directive, it is essential to know what European directives …
New Technologies Require Thinking More Expansively About Protecting Workers
Last June, the US National Labor Relations Board issued a ruling that broadened the factors for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee. These changes, which take effect this …
Lessons from Latin America on the impact of platform cooperativism and collective bargaining on algorithmic management
“In recent years, the platform model of capitalism has spread throughout the world, exacerbating precariousness, informality and the delocalisation of labour relations wherever it goes. This in turn has created …
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF EMPLOYMENT STATUS DISPUTES
This past year witnessed two major federal developments on employment status. In June, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held that the hair and makeup stylists petitioning for union representation at the …
Platform-work directive: the clock is ticking
After more than two years of intense negotiation and some dissonance, the fate of the European Union platform-work directive hangs in the balance. In December, a provisional agreement reached in …
Remedying Employers’ Unlawful Refusal to Bargain
Over the past few years, workers have been organizing unions at a breakneck pace. Whether that organizing pace is sustainable depends upon a number of factors, the most important of …
Digital labour platforms and social dialogue at EU level: How new players redefine actors and their roles and what this means for collective bargaining
“Digital labour platforms transform work and employment relations in many ways. Crucially, they renounce the role of the employer, leading to a redefinition of traditional categories of actors and their …
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Social Europe needs a new concept of ‘worker’
“The distinction between employed and self-employed is becoming incoherent and outdated A quarter of a century after Alain Supiot advocated a comprehensive extension of labour and social rights ‘beyond employment’, labour-law regimes …