Ecological labour law, just transition and extractivist constitutionalism: Argentina in light of Inter-American jurisprudence This article examines the prospects and limits of developing an ecological labour law within Argentina’s extractivist constitutional order. Argentina constitutes a paradigmatic case of structural c...

New article out in @thirdworldq.bsky.social. I explore whether labour law can move beyond its productivist logic and how the notion of a just transition (referenced by the IACtHR) may help rethink labour law so that climate transitions leave no workers behind.

🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

File on 4 Investigates - Bogus self-employment - who pays the price? - BBC Sounds Why is the rise in bogus self-employment a problem for all of us?

🤑 Bogus self-employment costs the UK about £8.5bn every year, I told the BBC.

✍️ This includes Uber, Deliveroo, Oxbridge colleges, construction firms + hair salons writing sham self-employment contracts for their staff.

⬇️ Listen to this excellent BBC Radio 4 show.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

In my view the Commission argument against regularisation is unfounded as the law now stands. Here's Article 6.4 of the Returns Directive, which allows Member States to regularise the status of irregular migrants. eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...

Informal Workers, Vulnerability and Human Rights: An Inter-American Story ABSTRACT . Informality is a defining feature of labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, where nearly half of the workforce remains excluded from

Important new article on informality under the IASHR by @mauropucheta.bsky.social and @renanbkalil.bsky.social, open access in the ILJ. Exploring the potential for a rights-based model and calling for a more systematic recognition of informal workers by the Court. academic.oup.com/ilj/advance-...

Informal Workers, Vulnerability and Human Rights: An Inter-American Story ABSTRACT . Informality is a defining feature of labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, where nearly half of the workforce remains excluded from

Excited to see our article published in the Industrial Law Journal!

We argue that, building on the Inter-American Court’s protective jurisprudence, informal workers in Latin America should be recognised as a vulnerable group, given the structural nature of informality. doi.org/10.1093/indl...

1/ 🌍🚨 Overcoming five key challenges to make the energy transition a just labor transition — now in @natcomms.nature.com. w/ @sharanburrow.bsky.social, @alanfinkshap.bsky.social, @ct-economics.bsky.social, @mauropucheta.bsky.social, @danielraimi.bsky.social, @terzibus.bsky.social + colleagues

A few weeks ago, I participated in this academic conversation as a peer commentator. It was an interesting exchange with colleagues about employment status and research methodologies. Thanks to the Global South Network for the invitation. @mauropucheta.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJmf...

Organising a Special Session at the ILERA European Congress (Durham, 10-12 September) on Re-Quantification of Labour Law - including in the #WorldBank's B-Ready index - with Sangheon Lee @ilo.org Simon Deakin @jbs.cam.ac.uk Bernd Brandl @durham-university.bsky.social bit.ly/ILERASS25

Safe in Leicester Town?1 Law’s Reach to Those Working for Less Than the National Minimum Wage Abstract. This article examines the origins of paragraph 2.42 of the guidance issued under the Modern Slavery Act 2015, which concerns identification. It t

Happy this is out. Thank you to all who patiently listened and generously suggested improvements. All are remembered. academic.oup.com/ilj/advance-...

Trump fires US labor board member, hobbling agency amid legal battles President Donald Trump has removed a Democratic member of the U.S. National Labor Relations Board from office, an unprecedented move that will escalate an ongoing legal battle over the scope of the president's powers to control federal agencies.

Trump fired the NLRB's pro-worker general counsel and its acting chair.

He's effectively gutted the agency tasked with defending the rights of workers to organize.

Guess who has recently filed lawsuits aimed at invalidating the agency altogether?

Amazon and SpaceX.

True blue sky thinking. Come to this free event at City on 6 March at 4pm. Sign up button is at the end. www.city.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Feels like a long time since we had a really juicy TUPE case to puzzle over. Here's one that looks at objections to the transfer and constructive dismissal. I haven't got my head around it yet. Need more coffee
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Current Issues in Labour's Economic Policy: Big tech media Join us for the tenth and final lecture in the 'Current Issues in Labour's Economic Policy' lecture series

Join our session Thursday 6pm @KCL.ac.uk on big tech media regulation - and reforming it.

Misinformation and bias are rife on X, YouTube, Facebook + TikTok.

What's next after the Online Safety Act + Digital Services Act?

With me+@bernardkeenan.bsky.social - register👇
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/curre...

eulawlive.com/podcast/are-...

EU and Mercosur reach political agreement on groundbreaking partnership Today, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and her counterparts from four Mercosur countries finalised negotiations for a groundbreaking EU-Mercosur partnership agreement

EU and Mercosur agree free trade agreement: ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Qs and As: ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Still needs to go through ratification process, of course

The question remains: will internal divisions derail this accord, or will we finally see the fruition of negotiations that began formally in 1999? Time will tell - but the potential here is historic. (5/5)

Beyond its economic impact, this agreement includes key sustainability commitments, such as:
- Recognising the Paris Agreement as a cornerstone of the EU-Mercosur relationship.
- Promoting the protection of labor rights aligned with ILO standards. (4/5)

For the EU, however, the path is more complex. The negotiations at the European Council and European Parliament will undoubtedly require careful attention, given the EU's intricate decision-making processes (and the staunch opposition of some countries). (3/5)

On the Mercosur side (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay), approval appears relatively straightforward, as national legislatures are likely to endorse the deal - though Argentina’s case will be worth watching closely. (2/5)

The European Union-MERCOSUR agreement represents the world's largest trade and investment partnership, uniting a market of nearly 750 million people. While this is a significant milestone, it's just the beginning of what could be a lengthy ratification process. 🧵 (1/5)

Farming Today - 06/12/24 Labour exploitation, seasonal workers, a life changing experience. - BBC Sounds How seasonal pickers can be at risk of exploitation.

I spoke to BBC Farming Today on the Seasonal Worker Visa and exploitation risks for migrant agricultural workers - available from c4.45 minutes in www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... . The visa is restrictive, with a short duration and limits on changing employer, while workers incur significant costs.

Good Company On the faulty intellectual origins of shareholder primacy—and how policy can win back what’s been lost. In an era of shareholder primacy, share price is king. Businesses operate with short-term goals ...

my book, "Good Company: Economic Policy after Shareholder Primacy," is officially out today 📚

a brief thread on what it's about 🧵

press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Guaranteed hours – who will qualify? How many hours do you have to work before you are no longer on a ‘low hours’ contract? The question is crucial to the right to guaranteed hours contained in the Employment Rights Bill currently at …

Who will qualify for the right to be offered guaranteed hours? In the Employment Rights Bill Committee Stage debate on 3 December, the Government suggested that the scope of the new right might be wider than you think.

New post from me:
rangeofreasonableresponses.com/2024/12/05/g...

Here's a labour law and labour rights starter pack - please do share, and tell me if you want to be added!

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EU employment law - latest redraft of proposed EU law on traineeships - not agreed yet, but Member States' ministers will discuss and might agree on Monday - data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document...
If agreed, would still need to be negotiated with the European Parliament

The Spanish platform Glovo announces it will now hire its riders as workers. Spanish colleagues can correct me, but I think this results from a clear, simple legal rule and, above all, systematic enforcement by the Labour Inspectorate and other bodies. @luzrodriguez.bsky.social @ibdehere.bsky.social

Why the public doesn’t buy the idea of a ‘green jobs’ bonanza People understand that transitions are hard — politicians need to as well

Excellent piece from @sarahoconnorft.bsky.social

Why the public doesn’t buy the idea of a ‘green jobs’ bonanza on.ft.com/4fH0nKE
@ibarthes.bsky.social @etuc-ces.bsky.social @industrialleurope.bsky.social

Spain introduces paid climate leave after deadly floods Government approves up to four days of paid leave so workers can avoid travelling during weather emergencies

Spain introduces paid climate leave after deadly floods www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

#SocialProtection is a crucial safety net for people affected by #ClimateChange and #GreenTransition. In this @etui.bsky.social brief, Alberto Barrio and I outline how the #EU Fair Transition Recommendation encourages states to rethink social protection systems for a #JustTransition.
👉 etui.org/ZBA

Parliamentlive.tv Employment Rights Bill

🔥Watch @thebigbogg.bsky.social Simon Deakin + Melanie Simms cut to the heart of the Employment Bill:

⏩the Bill only restores the 2015 position, not 1965
🌍we're still the most restrictive in the western world on unions
0⃣the Regulatory Policy Comm "surprised" us

parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...