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The Court of Justice’s Interpretation of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive: Competence, Collective Autonomy, and the Limits of EU Social Policy

December 18, 2025

With its judgment delivered on November 11th, 2025, the Court of Justice of the EU has finally revealed how the future of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMWD) will look like.It did so by…

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Why strict return-to-office mandates do not make sense

December 16, 2025

“[Our employer] has the power to render us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or burdensome; a pleasure or a toil... The happiness he gives, is quite as great as if it cost a fortune.”Right…

Abigail Osiki (University of Canterbury)

Are we there yet? Much Ado About Employment Status in New Zealand

December 3, 2025

IntroductionIn New Zealand, as in other jurisdictions, it is recognised that work performed for others as employees is covered by labour law, and work performed as an independent contractor is…

Dr Neha Vyas (Newcastle University)

OSH, Mental Health & Content Moderation in India – A Legal Framework

November 18, 2025

Content moderators review harmful material, exposing themselves to PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Since such exposure is inherent to their work, there is a compelling case to recognise mental health…

David Mangan (Maynooth University (Ireland))

The Adequate Minimum Wage Directive: The Decision

November 14, 2025

The Court of Justice of the European Union released on 11 November its decision regarding Denmark’s challenge to the Adequate Minimum Wage Directive. This post provides a brief summary of the…

Niklas Selberg (Linnaeus University (Sweden)), Erik Akseli Sjödin (Stockholm University)

The Adequate Minimum Wage Directive Decision: A Remembrance Day Ruling

November 10, 2025

This year, Sweden marks thirty years of membership in the European Union. During this period, the influence of the Court of Justice of the European Union has grown steadily – and on November 11, 2025…

Charlotte Bruynseraede

Why employment labels obstruct inclusive social protection

August 18, 2025

Introduction“The limits of my language are the limits of my world”, Wittgenstein wrote. This philosophical insight may also be true for our world of work. The limits of the language we use to talk…