How to read this map? On 28 October 2020, the European Commission published its proposal for a Directive on adequate minimum wages in the European Union. This is a watershed in the history of European social and economic integration because, for the first time, the Commission is initiating... Find out more

The newly developed Leeds Index of Platform Labour Protest provides an overview of the developments in platform worker organisation and mobilisation on a global scale. Its findings so far reveal that: The main cause globally for labour protest is pay, with considerable geographical variation when it... Find out more

The Covid-19 pandemic caused many companies to introduce comprehensive restructuring measures. This restructuring at company level took place with varying intensity and came in different forms, from collective redundancies and salary cuts to working time reduction, short-time work, changes in... Find out more

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Short-term engineering measures involve the installation of physical barriers to provide protection from infection. The provision of separate patient pre-screening areas limits the number of patients going to hospitals or outpatient settings. A glass or plastic window or partition placed between an... Find out more

The argument made here is that a critical mass of newcomers has shown a willingness to be more involved in union activities. To reflect on how unions could best respond to this opportunity, it is helpful to distinguish between three ideal approaches for building union power: advocacy, mobilising and... Find out more

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In the specific case of blockchain technology applied to cryptocurrency trading, like Bitcoin or Ethereum, transactions are inputted into the network by generating a unique encrypted code called a ‘hash’ (or hash value). This is done by an algorithm, which converts any content (for example, a series... Find out more