Flemish media yesterday revealed that far-right MP Filip Dewinter has for years worked for the Chinese regime 💶
He should obviously resign but his party Vlaams Belang defends him 😵 The party leads the polls in Belgium 🤯

Check out this shocking 🧵 on Dewinter's track record ⬇️

Review: University of Strathclyde’s Rebecca Zahn reviews Manoj Dias-Abey & Katie Bales (she/her)’s ‘Migration and work in post-Brexit UK’, (Institute of Employment Rights, 2023):

“It paints a picture of an immigration system which is restrictive, confusing and expensive.”

ier.org.uk/comments/revie…

A ‘clear breach’ in the rule of law: Lord John Hendy speaking on the Fire and Rescue Minimum Service Levels (MSL) regulations. This is a superb speech on the Government’s latest attack on the right to strike. Watch / read it here: ier.org.uk/news/a-clear-b… Fire Brigades Union

Essential reading for all those interested in social Europe, trade union rights and social rights.
Uniquely capable of both offering a most accurate health check to the EU's social dimension and setting an agenda for social progress!
Congrats to the ETUI - European Trade Union Institute EUROPEAN TRADE UNIONS team 👏

Can workers lose their job because of social media posts? Do they have a right to strike or free speech?

This June, I teach an executive course UCL Faculty of Laws with Nicola Countouris George Letsas and Colm O'Cinneide where we’ll answer these questions and more.

ucl.ac.uk/laws/short-cou…

🚨 Yesterday, the EU agreed the Platform Work Directive ( #PWD ). It's a game changer for the gig economy 🚕🚴 - time for a 🧵 to look at its key provisions

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Excited to be launching a new Executive Course UCL Faculty of Laws on ‘Human Rights in the Workplace’.

I teach it together with my brilliant colleagues Nicola Countouris, George Letsas and Colm O'Cinneide

Details below!

ucl.ac.uk/laws/short-cou…

We can't repair our economy without investment in our public services.

Ministers’ decision to reintroduce tribunal fees criticised by lawyers, unions & rights groups. Nearly 50 organisations including Trades Union Congress, CitizensAdvice, Joseph Rowntree Foundation & Maternity Action call on govt to reconsider its plans. Read the joint statement here: ier.org.uk/news/unions-la…

Nobody wants to destroy the platform work model. We want it to thrive. But it cannot function by offering the lowest wages or by not providing basic social rights.

In this report you can read the latest insights on #burnout . Thank you ETUI - European Trade Union Institute for making this possible #mentalhealth #prevention

Labour’s New Deal on workers rights leaves UK business ‘on edge’.

According to the Financial Times:

“A battle over workers’ rights is already prompting disquiet across UK boardrooms and will play a central role in the next general election campaign.”

ier.org.uk/news/labours-n…

The wait is over! The #StudyUKAlumniAwards 2024 winners in 🇬🇷 have been announced!
 
🏆Culture and Creativity Award – Dr Despina Zacharopoulou, Royal College of Art alumna
 
🏆 Business and Innovation Award – Dr Despoina Georgiou, Cambridge University & UCL alumna
 
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Lots of people to thank. Let us not forget Law for Change People have known about these sham contracts for yrs but no-one had the money to take the case. Huge issues with access to justice. David Graham Charles Keidan Stephen Kinsella - social justice heroes.

theguardian.com/education/2024…

Platform workers are more willing to unionize than the rest of the population once other differences between these groups are accounted for. Professional remote workers stand out as the only category that is significantly less inclined to unionize.