The Council of Ministers agreed to refer to Parliament the approval of two International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions: Convention n. 177, on home work, and Convention 190, on the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work.
Accession to both conventions means further protection of the labour rights of workers, regardless of where they carry out their professional activity, and respect for fundamental rights in the workplace.
Following Spanish Supreme Court decision on Deliveroo’s workers, Deliveroo announced it will leave the Spanish market by the end of October 2021, but only for economic reasons, aiming to focus investment and resources on other markets.
The legislation on remote working was finalised and adopted by Royal Decree-Law 28/2020 on 22 September 2020.
While at the outset the Government did not involve the social partners in the development of the draft text, trade unions and employers’ organisations were finally able to negotiate and agree on the main elements of the law.
Restrictions to the movement of seasonal workers and the situation of unemployed workers pushed governments to ease the hiring of workers in agriculture, even if already receiving unemployment benefits.