III International Congress Labour 2030 – Call for papers
Law Academy is once again organizing the International Congress – Labour 2030. The third edition will return to the city of Porto on September 11 and 12, 2025. We would like to inform you that the call for papers is…
HSI Report on European Labour and Social Security Law 2/2024
Issue 2/2024 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 the period…
Panoptiwork conference – 2 Dec 2024 – program and registration
We are happy to share the final program for the upcoming Panoptiwork Conference, happening on 2 December 2024, from 9:30 to 16:30 at the Röling Building (Faculty of Law, Oude Boteringestraat 18, Groningen). The day will begin with a keynote…
Using AI to Mitigate the Employee Misclassification Problem
Description: Misclassification of employees as independent contractors is widespread. This article aims to make two contributions. My first goal is to sharpen the explanation of why misclassifications persist; I argue that three well-known problems – the indeterminacy of employee status…
NLUD Journal on ‘LABOUR’
The NLUD Journal on ‘LABOUR’ is now accepting submissions for its upcoming issue. It is published by the *Centre for Labour Law Research and Advocacy at the National Law University, Delhi.* This double-blind and peer-reviewed annual journal focuses on interdisciplinary…
Work in prison: Reintegrationor exclusion and exploitation?
Description: Work opportunities in prison can be valuable for the incarcerated. However, prison labour pre-sents significant challenges because of its location behind prison walls away from the public eye,where prison authorities exercise unprecedented power over individuals. Even though work isnot…
Labour Justice – A Constitutional Evaluation of Labour Law
This book argues that the imagination of the worker-citizen, inherent in citizens’ constitutional duty to work, is the very foundation of constitutional citizenship and its social justice agenda. The design of social justice in the constitution takes labour as its…
Labour Law and Economic Policy. How Employment Rights improve the Economy (HART)
Description: This book studies labour institutions from an economic perspective to justify their existence and the advantages that they bring to innovation, efficiency, productivity, and economic growth. The philosophical foundations of labour law rely on the protection of the weaker…
Trade, Labour and Sustainable Development Leaving No One in the World of Work Behind
Description: Tonia Novitz’s new book was published in the Edward Elgar Labour Law series, Trade, Labour and Sustainable Development: Leaving No One in the World of Work Behind. The book is now available in hard copy and as an e-book.…
