Réglementaire Technologies EU: platform workers directive gets green light European legislation Spain’s government has approved the so-called ‘Riders’ Law, which frames the status of home delivery platform workers. The text, published as a decree-law in the Official State Bulletin (BOE) on 12 May, recognizes these workers as employees, whereas until now they were considered self-employed. This change now requires companies to pay social contributions for these employees and it also opens their right to leave periods and social protection.
Réglementaire EU: still hope for the platform worker directive? European legislation On Monday 26 February, the plenary session of the European Parliament was the occasion for a debate between MEPs and Employment and Social Rights Commissioner Nicolas Schmit on the blocking of the text that is intended to combat bogus self employment.…
Réglementaire EU: co-legislators reach breakthrough on platform workers directive European legislation While the refusal of a qualified majority of member states blocked the proposed directive on digital platform workers in December, the Council of the EU and European Parliament finally reached a new compromise on 7 February.…
Réglementaire EU: Belgian presidency proposes to relax the directive on platform workers in bid to break deadlock European legislation The Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU is working hard to unblock the Platform Workers Directive before the end of the current term in office. While the refusal of France and around 10 states has blocked the adoption of the presumption of salaried status for those in bogus self-employment,…
Réglementaire United States: government rule published that could make it easier to reclassify platform workers National legislation On 10 January 2024, the US Department of Labor issued a new rule on the classification of workers as employees or independent contractors,…
Réglementaire EU: platform workers directive on hold European legislation Although the Spanish Presidency of the European Union (which ran until December 31) had reached a compromise in trialogue talks on a proposed directive to improve working conditions for platform workers,…
Réglementaire Technologies EU: Council and Parliament reach agreement on presumption of employment for platform workers European legislation European legislators have reached agreement on a directive strengthening protections for platform workers. The presumption of employment should soon apply to 5 million workers considered to be in bogus self-employment, due to their dependence on a platform, particularly for meal delivery or car transport.
Réglementaire United Kingdom: Deliveroo riders not entitled to ‘worker’ status, Supreme Court says National legislation On 21 November, the UK's highest court ruled that, unlike Uber drivers, Deliveroo delivery staff do not have the right to be represented by a trade union in order to organise pay negotiations. In so doing, the five judges charged with deciding this landmark case reaffirmed that the delivery riders are indeed self-employed.
Réglementaire France: the government sets about tackling the escalation in sick leave National legislation Presented on 27 September 2023, the Social Security Financing Bill 2024 provides the government with an opportunity to tighten controls over sick leave, alongside which the executive is also launching a ‘social conference’ on low wages, while Parliament continues to examine the value-sharing bill.
France: an agreement to guarantee Uber drivers a minimum income amount per journey National industrial relations On 18 January 2023, two trade unions, two associations for VTC drivers (passenger car with driver) and two organisations representing the online platforms signed a wage agreement guaranteeing a minimum of €7.65 per journey to drivers using the Uber application,…