On 7 February 2022, Eurofound published the report “Collective labour disputes in the EU” (Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg).
This study has shown that there is currently a deficit of reliable information about labour disputes in Europe, highlighting the importance of establishing clear definitions of what constitutes a labour dispute and collecting information on disputes that are not reported in the media.
On 8 December 2021, the Federal Social Court stated that an employee who falls on his way, from bed to the home office for the first time in the morning, is protected by the statutory accident insurance.
The dismissal based on inspecting private correspondence of the employee by using employer's power of surveillance authority violates privacy and freedom of communication rights of the employee, guaranteed by the Turkish Constitution.
The decision confirmed the significance of informing employees about the employer’s right for inspection or getting consent for this when needed in case of internal investigation.
Most of European Member States failed to transpose the EU Whistleblowing Directive within the established deadline of December 2021.
European Commission already sent a formal notice to 24 Members for the lack of transposition and to Sweden and Portugal for their delay in the application.
On 31 May 2022 will take place the World Employment Conference 2022, the annual gathering of the global HR services industry organised by the World Employment Confederation.
“Bridging the gap. Connecting worker and employer expectations” is the theme of this edition of the Conference.
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