Agenda

Final Programme

Please find the final programme below. We look forward to welcoming you to the congress!

We reserve the right to make changes to the programme.

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Saturday, 19 September 2026: Social Programme

Tour of Ljubljana

From the Surface of the River Ljubljanica to the Stars Above Castle Hill

This tour of the major sights of Ljubljana includes a walk through the historical city centre, a tourist boat ride, and a visit to Ljubljana Castle.

Discovering the city of Ljubljana begins with a tourist boat ride on the Ljubljanica River, offering a unique opportunity to admire the picturesque old city centre from the river’s surface while the guide shares interesting stories about the Ljubljanica, the river of seven names. The Ljubljanica River served as the main trading and supply route from the Roman period until the introduction of the railway in the 19th century, and archaeologists consider it a river of legendary significance.

The riverbanks were designed by the renowned architect Jože Plečnik, who also designed and renovated many of Ljubljana’s most famous bridges, including Trnovo Bridge, the Shoemaker’s Bridge (Čevljarski most), and the iconic Triple Bridge.

The tour continues with a pleasant walk through the old city centre, passing its most important sights, including a short visit to the City Hall. A funicular ride then takes you to Ljubljana Castle, where the guide introduces you to the history of this medieval fortress and its importance throughout the centuries.

Price

25 € per person

Register for the City Tour

Tour Information

Duration: 3 hours
Language: English
Meeting Point: Faculty of Law, Ljubljana
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Important Information for Registration

Registration is available for one person only per booking.
If you wish to register multiple participants, please submit a separate registration and payment for each person.
Payment is available by credit/debit card only.
A few days after successful payment, you will receive a registration confirmation for the Saturday tour by email.

Wednesday, 16 September 2026: Pre-Congress DayWednesday, 16 September 2026: Young Scholars’ (ELLYS) SectionThursday, 17 September 2026: First Congress DayFriday, 18 September 2026: Second Congress DayPoster, Journal & Book Presentations (17–18 September 2026)Saturday, 19 September 2026: Social Programme

  • 8.00 - 19.00

    Registration

  • 10.00 - 13.00


    (sessions running in parallel)

    ISLSSL Executive Committee Meeting

    (in person and online)

    Preparing poster sessions

    Young Scholars’ (ELLYS) Section

    (8.45 – 13.30)

  • 16.00

    Reception at the Ljubljana City Hall

    (By invitation only)

  • 19.00

    Official opening of the Congress

    Opening speeches:

    • Prof Miro Cerar, Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana
    • Dr Nataša Pirc Musar, President of the Republic of Slovenia
    • Prof Jean Michel Servais, President ISLSSL

  • 19.30

    Welcome cocktail

  • 8.45

    Blue Hall

    Welcome Address

    Luka Mišič (University of Ljubljana)

  • 9.00 - 10.30

    Blue Hall

    Panel 1: Social Law, Governance and Due Diligence

    Just Transition Between Due Diligence Obligations, Decent Work, and Sustainable Development Goals
    Antonio Capasso (Mercatorum University)
    Transformations of Labour Law in Sustainable Corporate Governance: Mandatory Due Diligence, Social Compliance, and Emerging Employment Risks in Global Value Chains
    Stefania D’Aprile (Mercatorum University)
    Chain Liability and Due Diligence in Posting and Subcontracting as Structural Responses to Organised Social Fraud in Europe
    Zeger Vannieuwenhuyze (Ghent University)
    Workers’ Protection in the Transfer of Large Insolvent Undertakings: The Controversial Alitalia-ITA Airways Case
    Paola Rosa (Mercatorum University)
    Subcontracting Chains and the Protection of Posted Workers in the EU: Structural Gaps and Regulatory Solutions
    Tena Konjević (Central European Academy, University of Osijek)

  • 9.00 - 10.30

    Purple Hall

    Panel 1: Labour Migration, and Selected Issues of Social Protection

    When Regular Entry Produces Irregularity: The Paradox of Italy’s Legal Framework on Labour Migration
    Rita Daila Costa, Andrea Sgroi (University of Palermo)
    Regional Labour Migration and Social Security Portability: Comparative Insights from the European Union
    Kyle David Mouton (University of Johannesburg)
    Legal Position of Young Graduates Through the Lens of Polish and Czech Legislation
    Norbert Richter-Sitko (University of Miskolc)
    Assessing Youth Employment Policies in Romania Under Articles 4 and 8 of the ECHR: A Human Rights Perspective
    Zsófia Papp (University of Miskolc)
    The BIG Debate: How South Africa and Slovenia View a Basic Income Grant
    Suhail Vawda, Gabrielle Liang (University of Johannesburg)

  • 10.30

    Coffee break

  • 11.00 - 13.30

    Blue Hall

    Panel 2: Digital Work, Supervision and Legal Protection

    Subordination in the Digitalised World of Work – Strategies Against Dehumanisation
    Nic Frei (University of Basel)
    The Erosion of the ‘Habitual Place of Work’: Jurisdiction and Applicable Law in the Era of the Digital Workplace
    Veronika Kořínková (Charles University)
    Employee Liability Under Algorithmic Management: Fault, Control, and Risk Allocation in Digitally Organised Work
    Damla Kaynar Kiroğlu (Hacettepe University)
    Atypical Collective Actions and Living Social Law: Rethinking Collective Self-Protection in Fragmented Legal Systems
    Andrea Francesco Greco (University of Siena)
    Labour Law at the Crossroads of Digitalisation: Restoring Collective Bargaining Power in the Platform Economy
    Csaba Szabo (Central European Academy, Sapientia University of Transylvania)

  • 11.00 - 13.30

    Purple Hall

    Panel 2: Social Rights, Equality and Vulnerability

    Reasonable Accommodation and Workers’ Dismissal in the European Union: A Comparative Approach
    Gianluca Giampà (Sapienza University of Rome)
    Participation Mechanisms and Psychosocial Risk Prevention: With a Special Focus on Transgender Workers
    Umberto Izzo (Sapienza University of Rome)
    Structural Vulnerability of Worker-Members in Worker Cooperatives and Occupational Risk Prevention
    Natalia Alcaraz Manzanares (University of Almería)
    Heat, Health and Hazards: Reworking Labour Law for a Hotter World
    Samantha Smith (University of Johannesburg)
    From Prostitute to Personnel
    Roel Van den Bossche (Ghent University)
    Between Pay Secrecy and Transparency: Challenges Related to the Implementation of the EU Directive 2023/970 on the Example of Poland
    Krzysztof Jajor (University of Warsaw)

  • 8.00 - 16.00

    Registration

  • 9.00 - 10.30

    Plenary Session: Individual Labour Law

    Stream 1: Subordination and New Forms of Organising Work

    Who Sets the Wage? Labour Law and the New Architecture of Control
    Miriam Kullmann, University of Utrecht

    Stream 2: Digitalisation and its Effects on Labour Relations

    The Right to a Human Decision
    Jeremias Adams-Prassl, University of Oxford

    Stream 3: Existence and Substance of the Employment Relation

    The Employment Relationship and the Limits of Protection: Social Justice in Cross-Border Contexts
    Ulla Liukkunen, University of Helsinki

  • 10.30

    Coffee break

  • 11.00 - 12.30

    Plenary Session: Individual Labour Law

    Stream 4: Non-Discrimination Issues

    Is prohibition of discrimination in employment still a relevant concept for labour law?
    Barbara Kresal, University of Ljubljana, Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia

    Stream 5: Occupational Health and Safety

    Climate change impacts on workers’ health and safety: inequalities and vulnerable groups
    Marouane Laabbas el Guennouni, European Trade Union Institute

    Stream 6: Transformations in Labour Law

    Global, green and technological: the new faces of labour law
    Sophie Robin Olivier, University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne

  • 12.30

    Lunch break

  • 14.00 - 15.30

    Parallel Breakout Sessions

    Stream 1: Subordination and New Forms of Organising Work

    Session 1: Rethinking the Worker in an Age of Invisible Management
    View session contributors
    Platform Work Regulation: Regulatory Approaches by the ILO and the EU – Comparison and Implementation in Selected Member States
    Kurt Pärli, Malika Zürcher (University of Basel)
    Economically Dependent Self-Employment in Platform Work: Digitalisation, Dependence, and the Limits of the Binary Employment Model
    Eleni Schiza (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
    Reconceptualizing Employment Status in the Platform Economy
    Rimán Áron (University of Miskolc)
    Reconfiguring Employment Relations in the Context of the “Gig Economy” and Digital Platform Work. The Impact of Directive (EU) 2024/2831 on Labor Law within the Romanian Legal System
    Lavinia Onica-Chipea (University of Oradea)
    I Presume I’m an Employee… – Challenges in Implementing the Platform Work Directive and Beyond: A Polish Law Perspective
    Kinga Moras-Olaś (Cracow Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law)

    Stream 2: Digitalisation and its Effects on Labour Relations

    Session 1: Governing Artificial Intelligence and Protecting Labour Rights
    View session contributors
    The Invisible Hand of the Labour Market: Can We Control the Algorithm?
    Lidia De La Iglesia Aza (Universidad de Santiago de Compostela)
    The Policies of the European Union Concerning the Effects of Artificial Intelligence on Labour Law
    János Jenő Tóth (Pázmány Péter Catholic University)
    AI Emotion Recognition Technologies Meet Occupational Health and Safety
    Stefania Marassi (The Hague University of Applied Sciences)
    The Shifting Priorities of AI Governance and Their Impact on Fundamental Labour Rights
    Stefano Guadagno (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II)
    Robotization and Labour Law: Reframing Humanization of Work
    Simon Taes (KU Leuven)

    Stream 2: Digitalisation and its Effects on Labour Relations

    Session 2: Human Control and Fundamental Rights in Algorithmic Workplaces
    View session contributors
    A New Architecture of Power? The Datification of the Mind at Work and the EU’s Shift from Risk Governance to Prohibitions
    Miłosz Barłóg (University of Silesia in Katowice)
    Datafied Subordination and Human-Centred Work: Regulating Algorithmic Management in European Workplaces
    Dana Volosevici (Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești)
    Human in Control: A New Fundamental Right?
    Matthijs Van Schadewijk (Radboud University)
    The Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment (FRIA): Limits and Worker Protection in the Algorithmic Workplace
    Septimiu Panainte (National Institute of Magistracy, Bucharest)
    A(I)geing at Work: The Impact of AI on Ageing at Work
    Nastazja Potocka-Sionek (University of Luxembourg)

    Stream 3: Existence and Substance of the Employment Relation

    Session 1: Reframing Working Time
    View session contributors
    Fundamental Rights as a Base for Working Time Regulation
    Daniel Ulber (Institute for Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the EU)
    Work, Rest, and Interruptions: The Assumptions of CJEU Underlying the Case Law on the Working Time Directive
    Nuna Zekić (University of Amsterdam)
    Work-Life Balance Beyond Working Hours: Regulatory Divergence and the Right to Disconnect in EU Labour Law
    Fabiola Lamberti (Roma Tre University), Chiara Toscano (Sapienza University of Rome)
    The Right to Disconnect in the Republic of Slovenia
    Darja Senčur Peček (University of Maribor)
    Working Time: The (Im)Possible Adaptability of Labour Law and Employment Conditions to Make It More Flexible
    Alexander De Becker (Ghent University)

    Stream 3: Existence and Substance of the Employment Relation

    Session 2: Risks, Protection, and Termination: Core Dimensions of the Employment Relationship
    View session contributors
    Workplace Violence as a Legal Risk: Context, Challenges, and Preventive Approaches
    Łucja Kobroń-Gąsiorowska (University of the National Education Commission), Anna Nieć-Mrzygłód (Metropolitan University in Katowice)
    Addressing Work-Related Gender-Based Violence and Harassment: Insights from the EU Directive on Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence
    Ceren Kasim (University of Hildesheim)
    An Employee’s Illness versus Termination of an Employment Contract
    Anna Napiórkowska (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
    From Courts to Arbitration: Rethinking Individual Termination Disputes in Georgia
    Zakaria Shvelidze (Tbilisi State University)
    Notification of Collective Redundancies: The Decisions of the ECJ ‘Sewell’ and ‘Tomann’ and Their Implications for Companies and the Various Member States
    Alexander Stöhr (Berlin Labour Court, University of Jena)

    Stream 4: Non-Discrimination Issues

    Session 1: Equal Pay and Pay Transparency
    View session contributors
    Beyond the Formal Employer: Structural Obstacles to Equal Pay
    Erika Kovacs (University of Vienna)
    The Notion of Wage for the Purpose of Equal and Transparent Remuneration
    Jana Komendová (Masaryk University Brno)
    Intersectional Discrimination and Equal Pay
    Raimonda Bubliene, Ingrida Mačernytė-Panomariovienė (Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Institute of Law)
    Does the Pay Transparency Directive Work for Agency Workers? Placing Responsibility Where Decisions Are Made
    Jakub Tomšej, Lucie Přenosilová (Charles University, Prague)
    Pay Transparency and Equal Pay for Equal Work or Work of Equal Value Between Men and Women: Background, Transposition, Reception
    Primož Rataj (University of Ljubljana)
    Pay Transparency as a Stress Test for Wage Governance: Transposition, Delay and External Models
    Anna Zilli (University of Udine), Fulan Yue (Zhongnan University of Economics and Law), Christiana Cleridou (University of Cyprus)

    Stream 4: Non-Discrimination Issues

    Session 2: Migrant Workers and Labour Market Integration
    View session contributors
    Beyond Equal Treatment: Structural Inequalities and Systemic Risk in the Labour Market Integration of Migrant Workers in Europe
    Izabela Florczak (University of Lodz)
    (Un)equal Integration: Legal and Institutional Aspects for Third-Country Workers in Hungary and Poland
    Bernadett Solymosi-Szekeres, Nóra Jakab (University of Miskolc)
    Between the Right to Work and Market Regulation – Employment of Foreign Nationals in a Multicentric Legal System
    Michał Szypniewski (University of Gdansk)
    Cross-Border Work in the Upper Adriatic Area: The European Union’s Legal Framework and Critical Empirical Issues
    Maria Dolores Ferrara (University of Trieste)
    Non-Discrimination and Psychosocial Safety at Work: Towards an EU and National Law Framework
    Monika Tomaszewska (University of Gdansk)

    Stream 5: Occupational Health and Safety

    Session 1: Evolving Risks at Work
    View session contributors
    Making the Green Transition Socially Just in Construction: Occupational Safety and Health Perspectives
    Alena Van Geen (Tilburg University)
    Adapting Labour Law to Climate Change: A Comparative Analysis of Health and Safety Legislation in Relation to Heat Stress and Heatwaves
    Giulio Centamore (University of Bologna)
    Building Protection in the Climate Era: Towards a European Directive on Occupational Heat Stress
    María Dolores Ortiz (University of Buenos Aires)
    Reasonable Accommodation for Workers with Disabilities: Challenges in the Digital Environment
    Giulia Sberna, Giulia Di Rosa (University of Palermo)
    Sports Work and Hyperandrogenism: Labour Law Notes on the Ruling of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in the Case Caster Semenya v. Switzerland
    Anna Casalino (Mercatorum University of Rome)

    Stream 6: Transformations in Labour Law

    Session 1: Decent Work and Corporate Responsibility in Global Value Chains
    View session contributors
    Advancing Decent Work in the Fishing Supply Chain to Eliminate Abusive Practices
    Martina Bassotti (Mercatorum University), Samantha Velluti (University of Sussex)
    Corporate Social Responsibility, Competition Law and Workers’ Protection: Insights from the Enforcement Practice of the Italian Competition Authority
    Stefano Bellomo (Sapienza University of Rome)
    The Right to Refuse ‘Unsustainable’ Work in the Global Value Chains: An EU Perspective
    Cinzia Carta (University of Genova)
    What Makes a Labour Standard ‘Fundamental’? Origins, Meaning and Testing Criteria for Potential Expansion in Corporate Sustainability Regimes
    Ivana Meštrović (Tilburg University)
    Intra-Group Employee Lending and Transnational Posting of Workers: Corporate Mobility, Letter-Box Companies and the Limits of EU Labor Law
    Ana-Maria Vlăsceanu (University of Bucharest)

    Stream 6: Transformations in Labour Law

    Session 2: Climate Change and the Future of Work
    View session contributors
    Environmental Leave, Green Reskilling and Climate Collective Bargaining: Pillars for a Just Ecological Transition in Europe
    Sebastian Coppoletta (Universidad Nacional del Litoral), Emma Rodríguez (Universidad de Vigo)
    Climate Change and the Transformation of Labour Relations – A View from a (Central) European Perspective
    Mario Vinković (University of Osijek)
    Reducing Carbon Emissions in Workplaces: Employee-Centered Approaches, Incentive Systems, and Organizational Transformation
    Alper Yilmaz (Istanbul Bar Association)
    Redefining Working Age in the Modern World of Work: Seeking a Balance Between Axiology and Legal Instruments
    Tatiana Wrocławska

  • 15.30

    Coffee break

  • 16.00 - 17.30

    Parallel Breakout Sessions – continuation

    Stream 1: Subordination and New Forms of Organising Work

    Session 2: The Disappearing Coordinates of Labour Law: Employer, Workplace, Worker
    View session contributors
    Subordination and Autonomy: Still a Dichotomy?
    Adalberto Perulli (University of Venice Ca’ Foscari)
    Subordination Beyond Borders: Labor Control in Global Supply Chains
    Sufian El Founti
    Precarious Work of Children in the Light of the Sharenting Phenomenon
    Iwona Gredka-Ligarska, Michał Barański (University of Silesia in Katowice)
    The Student Work Phenomenon in Croatia: Labour and Social Security Law Concerns
    Iva Bjelinski Radić, Ivana Vukorepa (University of Zagreb)

    Stream 2: Digitalisation and its Effects on Labour Relations

    Session 3: Managing Employee Data in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
    View session contributors
    AI in the Workplace: Toward Adopting an Employer’s Non-Delegation Doctrine
    Edo Eshet (Sapir Law School)
    AI in Recruitment: Employer Obligations under the GDPR and the AI Act
    Magdalena Rycak (Uczelnia Łazarskiego)
    Employee Data Protection Between Interpreting the Law and Making the Law
    Rüdiger Krause (Georg-August-University, Göttingen)
    Enhanced Privacy in the EU: From Mandatory Transparency to Smart Data Minimization under the AI Act
    José Eduardo Lopez Ahumada (Universidad de Alcalá-Instituto)

    Stream 2: Digitalisation and its Effects on Labour Relations

    Session 4: Labour Law Responses to Technological Change
    View session contributors
    On the Issue of Legal Regulation of Remote Work in the Republic of Azerbaijan
    Araz Pashayev (Baku State University)
    Termination of the Employment Contract in the Context of Productive Automation and Artificial Intelligence
    Juan Ramón Rivera Sanchez (Alicante University)
    Humanizing Digital Era
    Juan Fernando Escandón
    Digital Labor Rights: A Study of the Limits to Corporate Power
    Maria del Luján Charrutti Garcén (Universidad de la República de Uruguay)
    Monitoring and Gamification: A Cross-Cutting OHS-Based Approach to Tackling Misuse of Employees’ Behaviour-Shaping AI Tools in the EU
    Matteo Avogaro (Autonomous University of Barcelona)

    Stream 3: Existence and Substance of the Employment Relation

    Session 3: Boundaries of Working Time and Private Life
    View session contributors
    Travel Time as Working Time
    Gábor Kártyás (Pázmány Péter Catholic University)
    Caring for Others, Caring at Home: Work–Life Balance Rights in the Care Sector
    Giovanna Zampieri, Lucrezia Fortuna (University of Padua)
    The Boundaries Between Working Time and Private Time – Some Remarks on the Basis of Polish Labour Law
    Małgorzata Mędrala (Krakow University of Economics)
    The Role of EU Directives and the CJEU in Addressing the Motherhood Penalty
    Ivana Grgurev (University of Zagreb)

    Stream 3: Existence and Substance of the Employment Relation

    Session 4: Wages, Transparency, and Fair Remuneration in the Employment Relationship
    View session contributors
    From Wage Confidentiality to Wage Transparency: Rule of Law Implications of Directive (EU) 2023/970 in Legal Systems Where Wage Confidentiality Is Protected
    Monica Gheorghe (Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu)
    Minimum Wage and Living Wage: A Regional Perspective
    David Barquín Lantarón (Universidad de Cantabria), Marco Mocella (Mercatorum University)
    Digital Platform Workers, Their Right to Decent Remuneration, and Artificial Intelligence – A European Perspective
    Monika Latos-Miłkowska (Kozminski University), Lucas Cardiell (European University Institute)
    ECHR and the Italian Supreme Court: The Exploitation of Intellectual Workers in the Gig Economy: Boundaries and Emerging Scenarios
    Massimiliano Marinelli, Lorenzo Maria Dentici (University of Palermo)
    Between Intervention and Autonomy: The Adequate Minimum Wages Directive’s Impact on Wage-Setting and the Living Wage Quest in North Macedonia
    Aleksandar Ristovski (Ss. Cyril and Methodius University)
    Pay Transparency Enforcement under Directive (EU) 2023/970: Normative Gaps and Implementation Challenges in Polish Labour Law
    Krzysztof Walczak, Michał Matuszak (University of Warsaw)

    Stream 4: Non-Discrimination Issues

    Session 3: Disability, Vulnerability, and Intersectional Discrimination in Employment
    View session contributors
    Algorithmic Allocation of Working Time and Indirect Discrimination: Proxy Variables, Evidentiary Regime and Multilevel Governance in European Union Law
    Marcella Miracolini, Cinzia De Marco (University of Palermo)
    Employment Gap for Persons with Disabilities in Lithuania: From Formal Equality to Substantive Inclusion under CRPD Article 27 and EU Equality Law
    Violeta Vasiliauskienė (Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution)
    Intersectional Exclusion: Legal and Institutional Drivers of Vulnerability among Women with Disabilities
    Valentina Franca (University of Ljubljana)
    Disability in the World of Work: Testing the Limits of Reasonable Accommodation in the European Union and South Africa in the Shadow of the CRPD
    Laetitia Fourie, Barend Barentsen (Leiden University)
    Psychosocial Disability: The Right to Reasonable Accommodations in Employment Relationships
    Karine Lempen (University of Geneva)
    Workers Affected by HIV/AIDS: Pertinent Issues as to Vulnerability Rights or Right to Privacy and Testing? – The African Courts’ Approach in a Comparative Study
    Rajendra Parsad Gunputh, Kossi Assogbavi (University of Mauritius)

    Stream 4: Non-Discrimination Issues

    Session 4: Protecting Vulnerable Workers
    View session contributors
    Legal Retaliation in the Context of Sexual Harassment at Work as Gender-Based Discrimination
    Panagiota Petroglou (Lawyer by the Athens Bar, Greek SLSSL)
    The Protection of Domestic Workers under CJEU Anti-Discrimination Case Law: Implications for EU and National Law
    Dagmara Skupień (University of Lodz)
    Ageism and Age Discrimination in the Context of Digitalisation and Sustainable Development: The Situation of Ageing Workers in the Polish Labour Market
    Jagoda Jaskulska (Nicolaus Copernicus University)
    Age and Gender Non-Discrimination in Labour Law: Challenges for Older Working Women in the Baltic States
    Kristina Ambrazeviciute (Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences)
    Enhancing Workers’ Well-Being and the Nature of Legal Regulation: From the Perspective of Women’s Life Cycle and Physical Change
    Chizuko Hayakawa (Saga University)

    Stream 5: Occupational Health and Safety

    Session 2: Emerging Workplace Risks in the Age of AI
    View session contributors
    Biometrics and AI in Workplace Safety: From Risk Governance to the Protection of Fundamental Rights (and Back)
    Silvio Bologna, Alessandro Riccobono (University of Palermo)
    Human Enhancement and Robotics in the Workplace: Emerging Risks and the Protection of Workers’ Health in “Industry 5.0”
    Livia Tamburro (University of Rome)
    Working Time Recording under Digital Strain: Reframing the Employer’s Duty of Organisation
    Arzu Hacioğlu Çalışkan, Seda Ergüneş Emrağ (Istanbul Bilgi University)
    Protecting Platform Workers from Psychosocial Risks: Regulatory Challenges in EU and Croatian Law
    Andrijana Bilić (University of Split)
    An AI-Based Chatbot to Support the Prevention and Management of Psychosocial Risks at Work in Belgium
    Vanessa De Greef, Pierre Cédric (Université libre de Bruxelles)

    Stream 6: Transformations in Labour Law

    Session 3: Corporate Due Diligence and Labour Rights
    View session contributors
    Adequacy of Corporate Organizational Structures, Due Diligence and Employment Relationships: Some Interpretative Issues Based on Italian Law
    Valentina Aniballi (Mercatorum University)
    Workforce at the Voluntary Sustainability Reporting for Small and Medium-Sized Undertakings, and Its Connection to CSRD and ESRS
    Irene Bajo (University of Alicante)
    Living Wages in Supply Chains: The Role of Codes of Conduct and ESRS
    Marco Mocella, Camilla Martins Dos Santos Benevides (Mercatorum University)
    Realising the CSDD Directive: Enforcing Labour Rights in Global Supply Chains
    Urszula Torbus (University of Silesia in Katowice)
    Living Wages Due Diligence in Global Value Chains: Emerging Obligations for Multinational Enterprises
    Nicolas Bueno (FernUni Schweiz)

    Stream 6: Transformations in Labour Law

    Session 4: The ICESCR and Labour Rights in Europe
    View session contributors
    The Interplay Between the ICESCR and ILO Standards – Reflections from a European Perspective
    Niklas Bruun (Hanken School of Economics)
    The ICESCR and Equality Between Men and Women – Recent Developments
    Csilla Kollonay Lehoczky (Central European University)
    The Influence of the ICESCR at European Level
    Klaus Lörcher (Transnational Trade Union Rights Expert Network)
    The ICESCR and Trade Union Rights
    Ana Ribeiro (Universidade Católica Portuguesa)

  • 19.30

    Gala Dinner

    Grand Hotel Union Hall

    (for participants with gala dinner registration and invited guests)

  • 8.00 - 12.00

    Registration

  • 9.00 - 11.30

    Plenary Session: Social Security Law

    Stream 7: Social Risks

    75 years of (international) social security risks: time for a reassessment?
    Yves Jorens, University of Ghent

    Stream 8: New Forms of Work Organisation and Automation of Social Security

    New forms of work and automation of social security
    Paul Schoukens, KU Leuven

    Stream 9: Universality and Adequacy of Social Security

    Access to social security as a cornerstone of social inclusion
    Ulrich Becker, Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy

    Stream 10: Supervision of the Social/Welfare State

    When social security turns against its citizens, a critical analysis of the rise of the digital welfare state
    Gijsbert Vonk, University of Groningen

  • 11.30

    Coffee break

  • 12.00 - 13.00

    Plenary Session: Collective Labour Law

    Stream 11: Diversity of Collective Bargaining and Collective Actions

    Rethinking Collective Labour Law in the Global Social Law
    Melanie Schmitt, University of Strasbourg

    Stream 12: Information, Consultation and Co-Determination

    Addressing the “Forgotten” Worker: can 20th-century tools handle the 21st-century AI?
    Felicia Catalina Roșioru, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

  • 13.00

    Lunch break

  • 14.30 - 16.00

    Parallel Breakout Sessions

    Stream 7: Social Risks

    Session 1: Changing Nature of Social Risks
    View session contributors
    Private Dispositions in Social Security Law – Altering the Nature of Social Risks?
    Grega Strban (University of Ljubljana)
    Social Risk of Caring for the Elderly in Need of Care
    Olga Chesalina (Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy)
    Long-Term Care in Europe – A Hot Issue as the Welfare State Freezes
    Kristina Koldinská (Charles University)
    The Social Risk of Surviving Beyond the Established Age and Old Age Benefits, Between Normative Regulation and Social Justice
    Carmen-Constantina Nenu (National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest)

    Stream 8: Social Security

    Session 1: Reconfiguring Social Security in the Age of Digital and Non-Standard Work
    View session contributors
    “Virtual Presence” as a Connecting Factor in Art. 15 OECD-MA and Art. 11–16 Reg (EC) No. 883/2004
    Christina Digeser (University of Basel)
    Modelling the Social Security Needs of Non-Standard Workers: A Comparative and Systematic Legal Analysis Across the European Union
    Pénélope Hardy (University of Tokyo)
    Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Welfare States: Opportunities, Risks, and Institutional Adaptations
    Bünyamin Esen (Istanbul Topkapi University)
    Revisiting EU Social Security Coordination in the Age of Digital Work: Cross-Border Telework as a Case Study
    Effrosyni Bakirtzi (University of Frankfurt)
    From Protection to Distortion in Extending Social Rights to the Self-Employed
    Sara Bagari (University of Ljubljana)

    Stream 9: Social Security

    Session 1: General Access and Adequacy of Social Security
    View session contributors
    Looking for the Foundations and Content of the Notion of Labour Status Neutrality: A Fundamental Rights and Doctrinal Approach
    Eleni De Becker (Free University of Brussels, KU Leuven), Ane Aranguiz (Tilburg University)
    Access to Social Security for Third-Country Nationals Posted Within the EU
    Katarina Kogej (Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy)
    The Survivor’s Pension and the New Challenges It Faces: Demographic, Social and Labour Changes
    Djamil Tony Kahale Carrillo (Polytechnic University of Cartagena)
    Pension Adequacy Beyond Benefit Levels: The Duration of Retirement as a Dimension of Social Protection
    Evangelos Koumarianos (Panteion University)
    Vulnerable Workers and Social Security: The Impact of the EU Minimum Social Protection Approach on National Legal Systems
    Hatice Fulya Topuz (Independent Researcher)

    Stream 11: Collective Labour Law

    Session 1: General Issues: (New) General/Global Challenges for Collective Labour Law/Rights
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    Industrial Relations in the Italian Fashion Value Chain
    Piera Campanella, Marco Tufo (Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo)
    Collective Bargaining and Algorithmic Management in Spain: Regulatory Innovations and Challenges
    Daniel Perez Del Prado (Carlos III University of Madrid)
    Can the Implementation of Directive (EU) 2022/2041 Contribute to the Revival of Social Dialogue in Countries with Low Collective Bargaining Coverage? A Case Study of Poland
    Beata Rutkowska (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
    Trade Union Representativeness as a Gatekeeper of Collective Action in the Public Sector
    Viktor Gotovac (University of Zagreb)
    The Right to Strike and the ILO: Is the Devil in the Details
    Bernd Waas (Goethe University Frankfurt), James J. Brudney (Fordham University)

    Stream 11: Collective Labour Law

    Session 2: Collective Bargaining
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    The Role of Social Partners in “The EU Legislative Process”
    Filip Dorssemont (UCLouvain)
    From Corporate Social Responsibility to Collective Bargaining: Environmental Clauses in Collective Agreements
    Dulce María Cairós Barreto (Universidad de La Laguna)
    The Impact of the AMWD on CEE Countries’ System of Collective Bargaining after the CJEU’s Decision – With Specific Regard to Poland and Hungary
    Attila Sándor Kun (Károli Gáspár University, National University of Public Service), Lukasz Pisarczyk (University of Silesia in Katowice)
    What Is Local Agreement – Same Term, Different Legal Status
    Jari Murto (University of Helsinki)
    Filling the Regulatory Gap: The Role of Transnational Company Agreements in Protecting Worker Rights in Tech-Based Employment
    Lukasz Pisarczyk, Blazej Madrzycki (University of Silesia in Katowice)
    Designing a Collective Bargaining System for Self-Employed Workers – Main Challenges and Obstacles
    Aljoša Polajžar (University of Maribor)

    Stream 12: Collective Labour Law

    Session 1: Worker Participation in Complex Work Relationships
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    Protecting Human Rights Through Corporate Risk Management Systems: What Role for Workers Participation?
    Maria Giovannone, Veronica Verzulli, Maria Laura Santonicola (Roma Tre University)
    Transformations in the Scope of Information and Consultation in Collective Procedures
    Raluca Dimitriu (University of Economic Studies Bucharest)
    Designed for Two, Applied to Many: Workforce Thresholds and the Bipartite Assumption in Multipartite Work Relationships
    Célia Zimbile (University of Liège)

  • 16.00

    Coffee break

  • 16.30 - 18.00

    Parallel Breakout Sessions – continuation

    Stream 7: Social Risks

    Session 2: Expanding the Concept of Social Risks
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    Non-Retrogression and the Potential Revocation of South Africa’s SRD Grant: Lessons from the European Union
    Louis Koen, Elmarie Fourie (University of Johannesburg)
    Worker Health and Safety and Emerging Climate Risks: Commuting Accidents Between Insurance and Social Risk Dimensions
    Giuseppe Berretta, Alessia Gabriele (Università degli Studi di Enna Kore)
    Natural Disasters and Social Security: An Assessment from the Perspective of Türkiye
    Oğuz Karadeniz, Hulya Kabakci Karadeniz (Pamukkale University)
    The Principle of Reasonable Accommodation as an Uneven Tool of Social Security
    Péter Sipka (University of Debrecen)

    Stream 8: Social Security

    Session 2: From Contributions to Algorithms: Transforming Social Security Systems
    View session contributors
    Social Protection of Platform Workers in Estonia: New Ways of Financing Necessary Protection and Collecting Social Security Contributions
    Gaabriel Tavits (University of Tartu)
    Unresolved Social Security Issues in Switzerland Regarding Independent Workers and a New Unemployment Software
    Sylvie Pétremand (University of Lausanne), Isabelle Wildhaber (University of St. Gallen)
    Rethinking Social Security Rights and Automated Contributions in the Digital Economy
    Radosław Pacud (University of Economics in Katowice)
    From Automation to Adjudication: Protecting Rights in AI Disability Assessments
    Andrea Elena Tabacu (National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest)

    Stream 9: Social Security

    Session 2: Access to Social Security for Specific Schemes and Persons
    View session contributors
    Centralisation and Universal Access to Healthcare: Governance Challenges and Private Sector Dynamics in Hungary
    Éva Lukács Gellérné (ELTE University)
    Health Protection Without Borders: Challenge
    Mònica Ricou Casal (Pompeu Fabra University)
    Access to Healthcare and Social Security in Hungary of the Migrant Workers in Light of Universal Health Coverage
    Hilda Tóth, Gábor Mélypataki (University of Miskolc)
    High-Risk Sports in Mandatory Health Insurance: Between Individual Responsibility and Social Solidarity
    Luka Mišič (University of Ljubljana)
    Inclusion of LGBTQIA+ Persons in Social Insurance Law
    Dorota Dzienisiuk (University of Warsaw)

    Stream 11: Collective Labour Law

    Session 3: Collective Actions: Right to Strike
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    The Last Action Hero: The Right to Strike in the European Union
    Alessandro Bellavista (University of Palermo)
    Salaried, Self-Employed Workers, and the Right to Collective Action: An Examination of the Case Law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Multilevel Judicial Dialogue
    Marialaura Birgillito (Complutense University of Madrid)
    Human Rights and Collective Bargaining in Latvia: Multi-Union Conflicts, Employer-Influenced Organisations and Judicial Approaches to the Right to Strike
    Jānis Neimanis (Riga Stradiņš University)
    Nothing Works: Why the General Strike Remains Unachievable in Serbia
    Mila Petrović (Union University Belgrade)
    The Scope of Collective Agreements to Regulate Collective Action: Norway and Spain Compared
    Montse Sole-Truyols (Autonomous University of Barcelona)

    Stream 11: Collective Labour Law

    Session 4: Collective Labour Law Under the Martial Law
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    Collective Labour Law in Times of War: ILO and EU Legal Frameworks
    Eva Kocher (European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder))
    The Right to Strike in Times of Crisis under the European Social Charter and the European Convention on Human Rights: In Light of the War in Ukraine
    Alla Fedorova (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Palacký University)
    Restrictions on Collective Labour Rights in Wartime Ukraine: Do They Meet the Proportionality Test?
    Yana Simutina (Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine)
    Collective Bargaining and Social Dialogue in Time of Emergency: A Comparison of European Experiences and the Case of Ukraine
    Ivan Yatskevych (National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy)

    Stream 12: Collective Labour Law

    Session 2: Worker Participation in Algorithmic Management
    View session contributors
    Algorithmic Management and Workers’ Information Rights: The Transparency Claim of Platform Workers in Light of the EU Platform Work Directive and AI Act
    Michele Dilenge (IU International University of Applied Sciences)
    Worker Participation in AI Deployment for the Benefit of Occupational Well-Being: From Information to Co-Determination
    Christian García-Fernández (University of Santiago de Compostela)
    Digital Transition and Collective Bargaining: Building the Foundations for Algorithmic Governance in the Italian Public Sector
    Giuseppina Papini (University of Siena)

  • 18.00

    Closing of the Congress

During the Congress on Thursday and Friday, the lobby area will host the Poster, Journal & Book Presentations, featuring selected academic contributions and publications.

Thursday, 17 September and Friday, 18 September 2026

Poster presentations

  • Wanning HSU, Qi ZHONG, National Taiwan University
    Individual Labour Law, Subordination and New Forms of Organising Work
    Legal Protections for Delivery Workers in Taiwan — Focusing on the Content of the Newly Enacted “Delivery Worker Rights Protection and Delivery Platform Management Act”
  • Sophie SCHWERTNER, University of Salzburg
    Collective Labour Law, Diversity of Collective Bargaining and Collective Actions
    Collective Bargaining for Self-Employed: EU Law and New Legislative Framework in Austria
  • Marta NAVAS-PAREJO ALONSO, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
    Social Security, Social Risks
    Long-Term Care in Spain: Structural Challenges and Trends for Improvement
  • Michal SMEJKAL, Masaryk University
    Individual Labour Law, Occupational Health and Safety
    Protecting Mental Health in the Always-On Workplace: A Legal Analysis of the Right to Disconnect

Journal presentation

  • Sebastian COPPOLETTA, Pilar NÚÑEZ CORTÉS
    Individual Labour Law, Subordination and New Forms of Organising Work
    Revista Derecho Social y Empresa

Book presentations

  • Aria HUYS
    Individual Labour Law, Non-Discrimination Issues
    EU Labour Law: A Commentary – A Comprehensive Resource for Research and Practice
  • Emma RODRÍGUEZ, Sebastian COPPOLETTA
    Individual Labour Law, Transformations in Labour Law
    Social Challenges in the Governance of Labour Relations: Understanding Vulnerability in Employment
  • Janice BELLACE, James BRUDNEY
    Individual Labour Law, Transformations in Labour Law
    The Law and Practice of the International Labour Organization

Tour of Ljubljana

From the Surface of the River Ljubljanica to the Stars Above Castle Hill

This tour of the major sights of Ljubljana includes a walk through the historical city centre, a tourist boat ride, and a visit to Ljubljana Castle.

Discovering the city of Ljubljana begins with a tourist boat ride on the Ljubljanica River, offering a unique opportunity to admire the picturesque old city centre from the river’s surface while the guide shares interesting stories about the Ljubljanica, the river of seven names. The Ljubljanica River served as the main trading and supply route from the Roman period until the introduction of the railway in the 19th century, and archaeologists consider it a river of legendary significance.

The riverbanks were designed by the renowned architect Jože Plečnik, who also designed and renovated many of Ljubljana’s most famous bridges, including Trnovo Bridge, the Shoemaker’s Bridge (Čevljarski most), and the iconic Triple Bridge.

The tour continues with a pleasant walk through the old city centre, passing its most important sights, including a short visit to the City Hall. A funicular ride then takes you to Ljubljana Castle, where the guide introduces you to the history of this medieval fortress and its importance throughout the centuries.

Price

25 € per person

Register for the City Tour

Tour Information

Duration: 3 hours
Language: English
Meeting Point: Faculty of Law, Ljubljana
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Important Information for Registration

Registration is available for one person only per booking.
If you wish to register multiple participants, please submit a separate registration and payment for each person.
Payment is available by credit/debit card only.
A few days after successful payment, you will receive a registration confirmation for the Saturday tour by email.

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