Back then welfare cuts were 'imposed' by the EU (they were self-inflicted in the UK). Now they are dictated by NATO, and its largest 'shareholder'. A way to remember that today is the 9th anniversary of the Brexit referendum - so much so for regaining sovereignty www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This seems a more nuanced & thoughtful approach to regulating platform work than the current New Zealand government's "gateway test"/make everyone an independent contractor plan.

A great blog by @valeriodeste.bsky.social on a proposal for an ILO Convention on Platform Workers - Could not be more topical and could not be more interesting! www.socialeurope.eu/shaping-the-...

The Institute of Employment Rights highlights the loopholes caused by omitting universal workers status from the UK government's Employment Rights Bill. Read here 👉https://www.ier.org.uk/comments/waiting-for-godot-the-employment-rights-bill-2024-and-the-single-status-of-worker-omission/

These EU reforms were long in the making. theguardian.com/world/2024/d... Their pros and cons were carefully considered by @etui.bsky.social in a report published a few years back etui.org/publications... They are not anodyne reforms and have important economic but also social implications.

I enjoyed sharing some thoughts on worker status and ZHCs with James Harrison and Keith Ewing while recording this @IERUK podcast. The Bill has so much potential, but without a new and broad worker definition it could all be lost open.spotify.com/episode/2T0b... www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYBp...