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Merve Kutlu ( Anadolu University (Türkiye))

Right to Strike at the International Court of Justice, so the Workers Voice…

January 14, 2026

1. The QuestionThere has been long-standing disagreement among the constituents of the International Labour Organization (ILO) concerning the exact scope and meaning of certain provisions of the…

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Tammy Kastabian (Visiting Researcher, University of Toronto Faculty of Law)

Crowd Discrimination in the Digital Workplace – When the “Wisdom of the Crowd” Turns Against Workers

January 7, 2026

An Uber driver loses access to the app after passengers give him slightly lower ratings; a job applicant is rejected again and again by automated screening tools that never explain why; a care worker…

Christmas Market, Annecy, France. ©David Mangan

Frank Hendrickx (Institute for Labour Law – KU Leuven (Belgium)), David Mangan (Maynooth University (Ireland))

Happy Holidays!

December 24, 2025

We wish all readers the best as we close out 2025. We look forward to providing you with more in 2026. Happy holidays. Joyeuses Fêtes. Fijne feestdagen., full_html

European Union, Luxembourg © David Mangan

Michele Molè (University of Groningen)

Everywhere at Once: The Digital Omnibus and the Missing Protection for Workers

December 22, 2025

When Marshall McLuhan said that in the electric age “you have to be everywhere at once,” he was describing a world in which technology dissolves boundaries and forces constant participation. Workers…

Luca Ratti (University of Luxembourg)

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…

Caitlin Desetti, Gareth Murphy

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…