The International Labour Organization (ILO) recently released, on January 2024, the Law and Practise report in the emerging field of digital labour platforms and their impact in the World of Work.
The Law and Practise report (known as White Report), is intended to inform the discussions at the 2025-2026 Standard Setting on Platform Economy and to help Member States in responding to the appended questionnaire.
The inputs and responses provided by the Member States will set the base for the Yellow Report, which will be the draft report discussed in the first sitting of the Platform Economy Standard Setting in 2025.
On 24 January 2024, the European Commission presented its proposal to amend the directive on European Works Councils (EWCs).
It aims to ensure more effective communication channels between employers and employee representatives, highlighting the importance of early and meaningful consultations and clarifying the operational framework of EWCs, potentially leading to more structured and efficient consultation processes.
In R v Greater Sudbury (City) 2023 SCC 28, the Supreme Court of Canada stated that the City of Sudbury, which had contracted with a third-party constructor for a construction project, had duties as an "employer" to ensure worker health and safety in the workplace, by the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (the "OHSA").
On 27 November 2023, the European social partners of the steel sector, industriAll European Trade Union and EUROFER, signed a joint declaration to support the double green and digital transition of the European steel industry and its workers.
The survey results were compiled in an interesting article published in the Singapore Labour Journal.
The report provides information on the opportunities and challenges of a four-day working week, highlighting potential trade-offs that could be adopted in different industries in Singapore.
In 2023, L'Oreal's social programme program Share & Care, created to provide social and health protection and wellbeing at work for all employees, often exceeding local requirements, celebrated its 10th anniversary.
Last November, the Company confirmed its commitment, adding to the program new measures related to cancer prevention and financial, psychological, and practical support during treatment and upon returning to work, as well as support for victims of domestic violence.