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Australia: guaranteed rights for platform delivery drivers
The news. On 11 August, Australia’s Fair Work Commission published new minimum standards that must be guaranteed for platform delivery drivers from 17 August. Whether they use a bicycle or a...
4 September 2026
Netherlands: Uber fined over 800 million euros for automated algorithmic decisions
The news. In a decision dated 17 August, the Dutch Data Protection Authority fined ride-hailing company Uber €825 million for automating decisions regarding driver account deactivations. The...
24 August 2026
France: increase in the minimum hourly activity pay for platform delivery riders
The info. On 10 July, the French Employment Platforms Social Relations Authority (ARPE) announced the signing of an amendment to the agreement on the minimum income of independent food delivery...
13 July 2026
China: work injury protection extended to all platform workers
The news. First piloted in July 2022 across seven Chinese provinces and major municipalities, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong, and expanded in July 2025 to 17 additional regions...
9 July 2026
ILO adopts 193rd convention on platform work
The news. Meeting at the ILO International Labour Conference on 9 June, ILO delegates adopted a convention on decent work in the platform economy. The text aims to provide protection to nearly 435...
12 June 2026
China: new provisions to better protect platform workers
The info. On April 26, the Central Committee of the Communist Party and the Chinese government jointly published guidelines urging internet platforms and delivery companies to better protect the...
4 May 2026
Italy: Deliveroo and Glovo targeted by justice over courier working conditions
The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered two of Italy's leading food delivery platforms, Foodinho (Glovo) and Deliveroo, to be placed under judicial administration. According to...
9 March 2026
EU: BusinessEurope sets out deregulation agenda in the social field
BusinessEurope, the main lobby group representing employers and business federations across the EU, has called for a "turning point" in European social policy to help "boost competitiveness" and...
20 February 2026
ILO welcomes momentum in ratifying conventions
Despite the US scaling back its financial support, member states of the International Labour Organization continue to ratify its core conventions. In its latest annual report, published on 13...
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17 February 2026
France: Uber ordered to pay €1.7 billion for undeclared work
According to the publication Revue21, the employer contributions collection agency (URSSAF) has sent a 142-page document to the ride-hailing platform Uber demanding the sum of €1.7 billion...
2 February 2026
Netherlands: government introduces bill to combat bogus self-employment
The Dutch government has presented a bill aimed at combating bogus self-employment, which is thought to affect 200,000 people in the country. It proposes introducing a threshold of €36 per hour...
7 July 2025
Portugal: a food delivery rider for Glovo platform recognised as an employee (Supreme Court)
In a ruling on 28 May, the Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal reclassified the relationship between an independent food delivery rider and the Glovo platform as an employment relationship. The...
2 June 2025
Finland: Wolt platform food delivery couriers recognised as employees (ruling)
In a decision dated 22 May 2025, Finland’s supreme administrative court ruled that the relationship between the meal delivery platform Wolt and the delivery couriers working for it met the...
23 May 2025
France: incomes of platform delivery workers in free fall
The income of food delivery workers fell by 10% between 2023 and 2024 for the three main delivery companies (Deliveroo, Stuart and Uber Eats) in France, according to a report by the...
9 April 2025
China: gig economy delivery workers forced to take a rest
Two Chinese online sales platforms, Ele.me and Meituan, have just adopted draconian measures that alert or forcibly disconnect couriers who work excessively long hours, with the aim of preventing...
Mexico: government eyes rights for platform workers
After the minimum wage, Mexico’s new president Claudia Sheinbaum, who came to power in early October, is now tackling digital platforms. A bill was submitted to the Chamber of...
6 December 2024
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
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Spain: government seeks to strengthen protection for employee whistleblowers
On 28 July, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved a draft bill aimed at providing legal protection to employees who report corruption or breaches of labour law, shielding them from potential...
27 August 2026
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France: Cabinet adopts pay transparency bill
After several months of delay beyond the European deadline of 7 June 2026, French Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Farandou finally presented the bill transposing the Pay Transparency Directive to the...
10 September 2026
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Netherlands: Uber fined over 800 million euros for automated algorithmic decisions
The news. In a decision dated 17 August, the Dutch Data Protection Authority fined ride-hailing company Uber €825 million for automating decisions regarding driver account deactivations. The...
24 August 2026
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Italy: Crédit Agricole introduces a handbook on managerial behaviour
The document adopted in mid-July by Crédit Agricole Italia and the main banking trade unions goes beyond the proper use of meetings and emails. This six-point handbook aims to foster constructive...
3 September 2026
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Spain: government revisits its draft decree on salary transparency
The Spanish Ministry of Labour has opened a consultation on the transposition of the European directive on salary transparency and the reduction of the gender pay gap. This decision follows a...
8 September 2026
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Slovakia: 6% increase in the minimum wage from 1 January 2027
The news. As Slovakia’s social partners failed to reach an agreement during tripartite negotiations, Labour Minister Erik Tomas has decided to increase the minimum wage by 6% from 1 January...
1 September 2026