New forms of employment in Europe—how new is new?
Standard employment is not simply being replaced by non-standard work. But work is becoming more diverse and policy must accordingly become more tailored.
Social Europe articles on the economy
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The many worlds of work in the 4.0 era
The transformation of work is not simply from jobs to automation. Its complex, variable character demands a matching policy portfolio.
Easing the EU fiscal straitjacket
Without major reform of the EU fiscal framework, Peter Bofinger argues, public investment will be insufficient in the wake of the pandemic.
Covid-19: more action needed to secure workers’ safety
The pandemic has highlighted how public health and workers’ safety are closely intertwined.
Collective voice for platform workers: riders’ union struggles in Italy
Autonomous unions, allied with trade union confederations, have shown how collective bargaining can be won by the precariat which employers seek to fragment.
Telework and the ‘right to disconnect’
Pressure is growing within the European Parliament for an EU directive.
The first global event in the history of humankind
While some talk of ‘deglobalisation’, Branko Milanovic argues that the pandemic will push forward the globalisation of labour.
Ensuring trade unions have a say in the transformation of work
Digitalisation is a key issue in public services. Workers must have a role, via their unions, to maximise its benefits and minimise its risks.
Gig-life balance?
Impossible hours carved out by apps have often been presented as if self-determined ‘flexibility’ on the part of workers.
An international governance system for digital labour platforms
Cross-border social dialogue could pave the way to international regulation of a key feature of the 21st-century world of work.
Light in the tunnel or oncoming train?
Adam Tooze argues that the frail eurozone recovery hinges entirely on its guarantee by the European Central Bank.
Breaking the impasse on corporate taxation
As Europe’s exchequers go deep into the red due to the pandemic, a co-ordinated approach to corporate taxation is ever-more urgent.
The platform economy—time for decent ‘digiwork’
Unless the platform economy becomes embedded in social norms about decent work, it threatens to rewrite society in its own image.
Shaping the future of democracy at work
Action is needed at European level to ensure workers enjoy democracy at work, particularly in the context of digitalisation.
A better world with more democracy at work
For democracy to work well requires democracy in the workplace.
Tax havens: patience is running out
The OECD has proved unable to tackle tax havens, so it is up to the European Union to do so.
OECD tax plans: failure is not an option
The Covid-19 crisis is making progress in the fight for corporate tax justice more difficult, yet more essential.
The transformative impact of tech firms’ technologies
The potential benefits of new technologies for workplace health and safety are being vitiated by a profit-focused approach.
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