Legal Issues of Economic Integration

Case Law, European Court of Human Rights, Labor Law, Legal Issues of Economic Integration, Regulating

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Can an employee be an expert in her work, beyond her employment?  Employees engaged in knowledge or service industries have taken the initiative to also market themselves as leaders in their industries using online sources. Platforms such as LinkedIn may be used. Alternatively, a website that offers industry-specific information may be created by the employee. The…

EU Law, Labor Law, Legal Issues of Economic Integration, Regulating, Single Market, Social Pillar

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The ‘digital agricultural revolution’ and ambitions for technology in the workplace Industry 4.0. This is the name used by the European Parliament in 2015 to describe the convergence of changes in a variety of areas, including ‘the design, manufacture, operation and service of manufacturing systems and products.’ The 4.0 in Industry 4.0 denotes the ‘fourth…

EU, Free Trade Agreement, Labor Law, Legal Issues of Economic Integration, Mercosur, Mexico, Single Market

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This post constitutes the latest in a series of blog posts reflecting on the skilled nature of work. In previous posts, I have argued that work is best characterised as skilled productive activity; that the right to work must be understood as the most fundamental right relating to work; and that an important derivative right…