The COVID-19 pandemic has globally shifted millions of people from working at their workplace to teleworking from home.[1] Even though the pandemic seems to have subsided and people have returned to…
The rise of digital nomads following the Covid-19 Pandemic
For years, workers have been longing professional and personal freedom, especially the Millennials and Gen Z population. The willingness…
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…
Labour shortage
Labour markets across Europe have become tight quite quickly after the pandemic with unemployment rates at record-low levels. Eurozone businesses are confronted with unprecedented…
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…
On 14 September 2022, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, delivered the State of the Union speech, where she laid out the main steps to be undertaken by the Commission in…
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…
Brexit has prompted many companies to change strategy and relocate resources and headquarters to European Member States in order to continue operating within the EU perimeter and to maintain access…
