As one of the former Conte Government’s final acts before the latest political turmoil, a decree-law was ‘conditionally’ approved by the Council of Ministers on 06 August and finalement published in the Official Bulletin (Gazzetta Ufficiale) on 04 September. Protection cover has been a primary and longstanding issue for the then and current coalition 5 Star Movement political party that sees bike delivery workers as symbolizing the worsening and increasingly more precarious nature of work. Once again in a ruling coalition, this time with the left-wing Democratic party, the newly shaped majority should make an impact on social policies including in particular the minimum salary, which is part of the new government’s program.
Decree-law 101 of 03 September 2019 intends for ‘riders’ (home meal delivery workers using bicycles and scooters) to retain their autonomy but to additionally benefit from certain guarantees in terms of remuneration and social protection. These new measures will come into force in six months.
Digital employment platforms make their entrance into legislation. This decree-law modifies one of the most important texts of the Jobs Act (Decree-law 81 of 15 June 2015) by adding a series of provisions to arrangements for working by way of the digital platform intermediary.
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