In a landmark decision, the Irish Supreme Court has held that that Domino’s pizza delivery drivers are employees rather than independent contractors. This decision is of great significance to employers and those in the gig economy as it explores the test for determining employment status.
Climate Crisis
Bill Mitchell: Moving to a sustainable system of food production within a degrowth paradigm
André Gorz: “The profit-driven economy must be replaced by a decentralised, distributive economy. Only in integrated communities, “on a human scale”, can the adjustment of production to needs and of needs to resources – as […]
Economics
Ms Merkel’s Breathtaking Economic V-Recovery – Corona crisis has hit the German restaurant industry hard: turnover in March to August 2020 was down 40.5% from the same period a year earlier
The number of persons employed dropped by 17.6% in March to August 2020 from the same period a year earlier Bars and pubs are substantially affected: turnover decreased by 45.5% over the same period, the […]
Economics
Jonathan Portes vs Bill Mitchell – Are tax rises now inescapable?
Post-Covid, are taxes hikes essential to fund the future? Or should we abandon “deficit fetishism” and spend our way to prosperity? Read here Mural by Megan Wilson. Photo: victorgrigas / Wikimedia Commons
Be the first to comment