The European Parliament’s committee exploring AI needs to give the floor to civil society. Big Tech has had enough influence. When the European Parliament established the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA), many in the labour movement thought that, finally, the... Find out more

A window of opportunity has opened up to utilise EU law on health and safety to advance the rights of ‘gig’ workers in domestic courts. The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) represents ‘gig’ workers. At the end of November the High Court of England and Wales ruled, in its favour... Find out more

The world’s largest work-from-home experiment that is Covid-19 accelerates the transition to a new era of remote-only companies. Recent news abounds with company announcements of extended work-from-home policies, with some deciding to allow employees to work from home permanently. Twitter, Facebook... Find out more

On 4 January 2021, the court case commenced between STIB, the Brussels public transport provider, and 215 of its drivers. On 11 & 17 May 2020, more than 1000 STIB workers exercised their right to stop work for safety reasons, judging their work situation to be endangering their health. However, STIB... Find out more

EU - Employee monitoring and surveillance New digital technologies have expanded the possibilities of employee monitoring and surveillance, both in and outside the workplace. In the context of the increasing digitalisation of work, there are many issues related to employee monitoring that warrant... Find out more

This year’s Benchmarking Working Europe report – the joint flagship publication of the ETUI and ETUC – is a special edition, not only because it is the 20th-anniversary edition, but also because it analyses the consequences of a new and totally different crisis for the world of work. And the main... Find out more

In today’s world of work, trainers keep on finding better approaches to apply innovation to reshape and progress traditional learning models, achieving personal development and success in practically every training room. Today, a significant number of the most recent pedagogical advances plan to... Find out more

The way working time is organised has changed profoundly in recent years. Structural changes in the economy, loosening of labour standards and decline in trade union strength, as well as workers’ changing life-courses and preferences, have fostered more flexible, fragmented and variable work... Find out more

Highlights of the October issue of our collective bargaining newsletter with the most important developments at European and member state level. France - Insurance sector signs agreement with unions The insurance sector, that employs some 150,000, intends to address the transformation environment... Find out more

Unsafe working environments, precarious employment conditions, and staff shortages have played a crucial role in the spread of Covid-19 infection in elderly care in Sweden, posing a severe threat to both the workers and the elderly. According to a survey study by the Swedish trade union Kommunal... Find out more