Description This paper examines institutional mechanisms available to workers and their representatives to enforce internationally recognized labour rights, both against state and corporate actors. It compares enforcement mechanisms within international labour law, international human rights law, international economic law, and…
Dear Colleagues, We are happy to announce that the call for papers and registrations for the ISLSSL XV. European Congress (“Social Europe Under Strain: Contemporary Challenges in National and European Labour and Social Security Laws”) to be held in Ljubljana,…
Description The law of the contract of employment has been described as a field based on the idea of contract but shaped by the influence of labour legislation. The article proposes a theory that justifies a specific version of this…
Description Digital labour platforms have gained prominence due to increased digitalisation and the emergence of new business practices. In 2021, over 28.3 million people in the EU were estimated to source work through digital labour platforms. Of the 28.3 million,…
Description Approximately a decade ago, China began considering postponing the retirement age, and this concept has now been officially implemented. On 13 September 2024, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed the “Decision on the Implementation of Gradual…
Description ‘On 15 November 2024, the deadline for the implementation of the European Union (EU) Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages1 (hereinafter the Directive) passed. While most of the EU Member States have missed it (ETUC, 2024), a group of countries…
Description On 2st December 2024, the Law of 3 May 2024 portant des dispositions en matière du travail du sexe sous contrat de travail [laying down provisions on sex work under an employment contract] entered into force in Belgium. This…
Are you interested in studying Employment and Industrial Relations Law at the University of Sydney? For students pursuing full-time studies in a PhD or Master of Laws (LLM Research), Sydney Law School offers the Julian Small Research Scholarship, which provides…
Dear Colleagues, Issue 1/2025 of the HSI Report on European Labour and Social Security Law has now been published. It presents an overview of the current proceedings and the new judgments before the CJEU and the ECtHR. The report covers…
Description This book is the result of a collaboration between AIDLaSS, the Hugo Sinzheimer Institute, and the University of Göttingen, in the context of the 40th Pontignano Seminar. The Pontignano Seminar is an international forum for comparative labour law, founded…