Darragh Golden

Darragh Golden is the Ad Astra assistant professor of employment relations at University College Dublin.

Darragh Golden

The Tesla dispute: a new frontier?

Darragh Golden 24th July 2024

In the face of a prolonged strike for union recognition, Tesla has turned posted workers into strike-breakers.

Just a matter of time? The ‘right to disconnect’

Darragh Golden 12th December 2023

Achieving the right to disconnect is becoming a test case of the European Union’s commitment to social dialogue.

Ryanair—on the side of Europe’s citizens?

Darragh Golden 27th June 2023

The low-cost carrier has presented a petition to the European Commission attacking the right to strike.

European social dialogue—can it be revived?

Darragh Golden 25th October 2021

The European Court of Justice has affirmed that agreements arising from European social dialogue need not be implemented by the EU institutions.

Orwell in Brussels and the future of social dialogue

Darragh Golden 27th November 2019

The concept of social dialogue has become empty rhetoric, divorced from reality.

This new book published by Oxford University Press presents the findings of the multiannual ERC research project “Researching Precariousness Across the Paid/Unpaid Work Continuum”,
led by Valeria Pulignano (KU Leuven), which are very important for the prospects of a more equal Europe.

Unpaid labour is no longer limited to the home or volunteer work. It infiltrates paid jobs, eroding rights and deepening inequality. From freelancers’ extra hours to care workers’ unpaid duties, it sustains precarity and fuels inequity. This book exposes the hidden forces behind unpaid labour and calls for systemic change to confront this pressing issue.

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How are minimum wage levels changing in Europe?

In a new Eurofound Talks podcast episode, host Mary McCaughey speaks with Eurofound expert Carlos Vacas Soriano about recent changes to minimum wages in Europe and their implications.

Listeners can delve into the intricacies of Europe's minimum wage dynamics and the driving factors behind these shifts. The conversation also highlights the broader effects of minimum wage changes on income inequality and gender equality.

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The Spring issue of The Progressive Post is out!

Since President Trump’s inauguration, the US – hitherto the cornerstone of Western security – is destabilising the world order it helped to build. The US security umbrella is apparently closing on Europe, Ukraine finds itself less and less protected, and the traditional defender of free trade is now shutting the door to foreign goods, sending stock markets on a rollercoaster. How will the European Union respond to this dramatic landscape change? .

Among this issue’s highlights, we discuss European defence strategies, assess how the US president's recent announcements will impact international trade and explore the risks  and opportunities that algorithms pose for workers.

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WSI Minimum Wage Report 2025

The trend towards significant nominal minimum wage increases is continuing this year. In view of falling inflation rates, this translates into a sizeable increase in purchasing power for minimum wage earners in most European countries. The background to this is the implementation of the European Minimum Wage Directive, which has led to a reorientation of minimum wage policy in many countries and is thus boosting the dynamics of minimum wages. Most EU countries are now following the reference values for adequate minimum wages enshrined in the directive, which are 60% of the median wage or 50 % of the average wage. However, for Germany, a structural increase is still necessary to make progress towards an adequate minimum wage.