Tag: gig economy
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Spain: New Royal Decree - law on the employment rights of workers who deliver for digital platforms
UK: Supreme Court landmark ruling that contractual terms are not the starting point for determining worker status - instead, a purposive approach to the legislation should be taken
UK: EU law requires health and safety protection for all 'workers', not just employees
UK: rulings on worker status in gig economy
The Court of Appeal has upheld the EAT's ruling in Uber BV v Aslam that Uber drivers were workers on the basis that the written documentation seeking …
Australia: Top 10 Trends in Employment and Industrial Relations - 2018
Just in time for your holiday reading, we've compiled our Top 10 Trends in employment and industrial relations in Australia for 2018. Click here to …
Australia: Victorian State Election update: Labor is re-elected for a second term - what does this mean for industrial relations in Victoria over the next four years?
The Victorian state election on Saturday 24 November 2018 was characterised by large swings, with the Liberal party losing several previously safe seats …
Australia: Uber driver not an employee - Fair Work Commission finds
The ceaseless trend towards casualisation and new rules of engagement in the gig economy is a modern fact of life. From bicycle couriers to ride sharers …
UK: gig economy developments, including important ECJ ruling on holiday pay, Uber and Deliveroo rulings on worker status, and delay to government proposals
The ECJ has agreed with the Advocate-General's opinion in King v Sash Windows that workers denied paid holiday can carry over their 4 weeks' statutory …
Australia: Safety Snapshot - October 2017
For recent developments and trends in safety, click here and see our latest quarterly Safety Snapshot. Please contact a member of our …
UK: Gig economy- Taylor Review released
The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices “Good Work” was published yesterday. It considers how technology platforms have impacted working practices …
EU: Article 29 Working Party provides guidance on processing of employees’ personal data at work
Modern technology enables employees to be tracked over time, across workplaces and their homes, through many different devices, such as smartphones, …
UK: Legislation - Employment law reform proposals during the Summer 2017 General Election
The main parties' manifestos for the general election all contained numerous proposed employment law reforms, the Conservatives promising "the greatest …
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