Description UK law allows the confiscation of wages as proceeds of crime, notably for ‘illegal working’ by undocumented migrants. This article explores the context for criminalising work and confiscating wages, and the arguments against confiscation. It suggests that the confiscation…
Description This paper provides a preliminary analysis of the ILO Decent Work in the Platform EconomyConvention, 2026 (No. 193), the first international labour standard devoted specifically to platformwork. It examines the Convention’s scope, substantive protections, and principal interpretivequestions, arguing that…
📢 CALL FOR PAPERS | International Congress 🌱 “The Just Ecological Transition: Progress, Setbacks, and Challenges for Labour and Administrative Law” 📍 University of Salamanca📅 June 22–26, 2026 🔗 More information and submission of proposals: Contact: Nuria Ramos Martín…
Exactly six months after the CJEU’s judgment in C-19/23, where the Court held that most parts of the Adequate Minimum Wage Directive 2022/2041 were in conformity with Article 153 TFEU, the conference with one keynote and two panels aims at…
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…