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Social Europe articles on the economy

Social Europe is an award-winning digital media publisher that publishes content examining issues in politics, economy, society and ecology. This archive brings together Social Europe articles on the economy.

Deliveroo,couriers

Food-delivery riders, algorithms and autonomy

by Valeria Pulignano and Claudia Marà on 21st January 2021

A ruling by a court in Bologna has undermined platforms’ claims to impartial algorithms and autonomous contractors.

temporary contract,employment contract

Spain: more stable employment contracts

by Ane Aranguiz on 21st January 2021

The Supreme Court has modified its jurisprudence on subcontracting, limiting the scope for abuse of temporary contracts.

EU-China investment deal,EU-China trade deal

EU-China investment deal: a ‘values-based’ relationship?

by Vittorio Emanuele Parsi and Valerio Alfonso Bruno on 11th January 2021

The year-end conclusion of the EU-China investment deal was followed by a wave of arrests of pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong—not a good look.

Big Tech,AIDA,A Europe fit for the digital age

MEPs need to listen to more voices on artificial intelligence

by Aida Ponce Del Castillo on 11th January 2021

The European Parliament’s committee exploring AI needs to give the floor to civil society. Big Tech has had enough influence.

job guarantee,employer of last resort

A European job guarantee to foster wellbeing

by Giorgos Argitis and Nasos Koratzanis on 7th January 2021

Short-time working has saved many livelihoods during the pandemic. But the EU needs to go on to the front foot with a job guarantee programme.

seasonal migrant workers,seasonal workers,seasonal labour migration

Protecting European migrants’ rights

by Jasmin Abdel Ghany on 5th January 2021

National and EU-level action are needed to make seasonal labour migration in the single market a ‘win-win’ for the member states involved.

Keynes, stimulus

Germany bows to Keynes, again

by Thorvaldur Gylfason on 5th January 2021

Say it quietly, but Germany has learnt the lessons of Keynes. Would that others had done so too.

national governments,globalisation

The seven secrets of 2020

by Yanis Varoufakis on 4th January 2021

National governments had been choosing not to exercise enormous powers so those globalisation had enriched could exercise their own.

Thomas Piketty,capital

Capital and ideology: interview with Thomas Piketty

by Thomas Piketty on 23rd December 2020

Thomas Piketty tells Robin Wilson how wealth and power can be transferred from capital to workers and citizens.

gig workers

Gig workers’ rights and their strategic litigation

by Aude Cefaliello and Nicola Countouris on 22nd December 2020

A window of opportunity has opened up to utilise EU law on health and safety to advance the rights of ‘gig’ workers in domestic courts.

telework, remote working,working from home

Telework during the Covid-19 crisis: new reality, old questions

by Marta Fana, Enrique Fernández-Macías, Ignacio González-Vázquez, Santo Milasi and Joanna Napierala on 18th December 2020

Teleworking has surged during the pandemic. New forms of autonomy have been glimpsed, as well as new forms of control.

Dobersberger,social dumping

Social Europe on the wrong track?

by Livia Spera, Luca Visentini, Roman Hebenstreit and Wolfgang Katzian on 18th December 2020

The Dobersberger case proved that some workers could be more equal than others.

macroeconomic imbalances,macroeconomic imbalance procedure,MIP

Eurozone reform—it’s not just the fiscal rules

by Willi Koll on 17th December 2020

At least as important is the reform of the procedure for preventing and correcting macroeconomic imbalances.

labour platforms

The infrastructural power of platform capitalism

by Funda Ustek-Spilda, Fabian Ferrari, Matt Cole, Pablo Aguera Reneses and Mark Graham on 16th December 2020

We can’t go back to a world without labour platforms, so their proprietary digital infrastructure must be recreated as a public good.

industry 4.0,digitalisation,automation

The many worlds of work in the 4.0 era

by Werner Eichhorst on 15th December 2020

The transformation of work is not simply from jobs to automation. Its complex, variable character demands a matching policy portfolio.

new forms of employment,non-standard work

New forms of employment in Europe—how new is new?

by Irene Mandl on 15th December 2020

Standard employment is not simply being replaced by non-standard work. But work is becoming more diverse and policy must accordingly become more tailored.

EU fiscal framework, fiscal rules, Maastricht rules, Stability and Growth Pact

Easing the EU fiscal straitjacket

by Peter Bofinger on 14th December 2020

Without major reform of the EU fiscal framework, Peter Bofinger argues, public investment will be insufficient in the wake of the pandemic.

workers' safety, health and safety

Covid-19: more action needed to secure workers’ safety

by Per Hilmersson on 11th December 2020

The pandemic has highlighted how public health and workers’ safety are closely intertwined.

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