The increasing and pervasive use of digital technology in the workplace is accompanied by a growing perception that the current regulatory and definitional frameworks used by legal systems to…
1) Introduction
On December 12, 2022, at first reading, the European Parliament adopted 186 amendments to the Proposal for a directive on improving working conditions in platform work presented by…
On 16-17 March 2023, the Twentieth International Conference in Commemoration of Professor Marco Biagi took place in Modena, Italy, at the Marco Biagi Foundation, University of Modena and Reggio…
To what extent, if any, will employers permit hybrid working?
Hybrid working involves a split of time for workers performing their duties at the employer’s business location and their own homes …
Are public sector workers called upon to subsidise public sector services?
As attention turns away from the Covid-19 pandemic and towards the economic challenges it created, a familiar discussion…
David and Goliath: workers’ data rights vs a vast market of surveillance
An employer today can learn about interactions among employees or with customers via sensors and a vast variety of softwares…
The proposed Directive on improving working conditions in platform work is gradually proceeding through the EU’s legislative institutions, with a key vote in the EP scheduled for 25 October. Beyond…
What scope is there for social partner dialogue?
The current economic situation remains affected by the Covid-19 pandemic; whether it is directly related to the virus’ variants or the effects of…
The emergence and implementation of the Framework Agreement
Twenty years ago, on the 16th of July 2002, the European social partners concluded the first autonomous Framework Agreement. The topic of…
