labor rights

Economy

How Europeans paying more could change an entire industry

Euronews Business' survey sheds light on how Europeans feel after an EU official said citizens would be willing to pay more to improve gig workers' conditions.

09/12/2023

Culture news

Hollywood writers overwhelmingly approve new contract with studios

The writers won a major pay raise, more staff on TV shows and controls of artificial intelligence in scripts. Actors continue negotiating Wednesday.

10/10/2023

Work

Too hot to work: What does the law say about working in a heatwave?

It seems legislation in European countries hasn’t quite caught up with just how hot summers are getting. Here's what laws in the UK and EU say.

18/07/2023

Work

Spain passes Europe’s first paid 'menstrual leave' law

The policy has sparked intense debate over whether it will help or hinder women at work.

16/02/2023

Work

Spain fines delivery app Glovo €79 million for violating labour laws

The Spanish government says Glovo's couriers were illegally classified as self-employed instead of contracted employees.

22/09/2022

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TAP pilots protesting against working conditions

More than 400 pilots from the Portuguese airline TAP marched silently from Lisbon airport to the company's headquarters for better working conditions.

02/08/2022

Work

Bloody good policy? The countries that have tried menstrual leave

As Spain debates days off work for period pain, here’s a list of the countries that already tried offering "menstrual leave".

13/05/2022

Work

Union says Amazon interfering with re-run of election at US warehouse

Union officials said Amazon removed campaign materials and forced workers to attend anti-union meetings - a practice that is legal in the United States. Amazon said it complied with the law.

23/02/2022

Europe News

French cloud services saw cyberattacks increase by 630% in 2020

French cloud services saw cyberattacks increase by 630% in 2020

07/01/2022

Work

Germany's couriers to get bikes and phones from delivery app bosses

The ruling was a defeat for delivery app Lieferando, which employs around 10,000 riders in Germany.

12/11/2021

Work

Uber set to roll out pension plans for all eligible UK drivers

The UK's Supreme Court said drivers were workers and not self-employed and were therefore entitled to benefits like holiday pay.

24/09/2021

Europe News

MEPs approve strengthened measures to attract highly skilled non-EU workers

The bloc's Blue Card Directive was first introduced in 2009 to try and address a shortfall in certain sectors, including healthcare and ICT.

15/09/2021

Work

Menopause discrimination: Could a new law protect UK women at work?

UK law doesn't have protections for women being discriminated against because of menopause. That needs to change, says one MP.

23/08/2021

Work

Amazon workers could get second vote on joining union

The workers in Alabama rejected joining a union by a two-thirds majority in April. But now a US official says the company's tactics were illegal, potentially triggering a re-run.

03/08/2021

Next Series

Debate: How can digital transformation drive productivity & equality?

In partnership with Accenture

COVID-19 has fast-tracked the world's digital transformation. How can businesses and workers make the most of it? Euronews' Disrupted Live debate put this question and more to some of the key thinkers and digital players in Europe.

11/05/2021

Europe News

MEPs adopt road transport reform which fuelled east-west tensions

The mobility package fuelled tensions within the European Union for three years, but its adoption by MEPs may calm a longstanding debate on working conditions for hauliers.

09/07/2020

World News

European Court says all companies must record employees' working hours

The European Court of Justice has ruled that companies operating in EU member states must set up a system to record the working times of their staff

15/05/2019

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Filipino workers mark May Day by burning President Duterte's effigy

They demanded that the government of President Rodrigo Duterte address labour issues including a minimum wage increase and the end of contractualisation for many workers.

01/05/2019

World News

Euroviews. Europe is protecting big business over victims of rights abuse | View

In a misguided effort to protect European companies’ competitiveness, our governments are ready to launch a race to the bottom, exploiting workers and destroying our planet.

09/10/2018

World News

Euroviews. Workers' rights in the digital age | View

From automation to online platforms, the digital economy is changing the way we work.

31/07/2018