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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
Spain: meal delivery platform Glovo to pay salaries to its riders
On 2 December, the food delivery platform Glovo announced its intention to sign contracts with workers who have hitherto performed deliveries on a self-employed basis. The company is thus bringing...
3 December 2024
EU: platform work directive definitively adopted
On 14 October, the Council of the EU approved the platform work directive presented by the European Commission at the end of 2021. After several blocks on the directive, notably by France and...
15 October 2024
EU: platform workers directive gets green light from Parliament
At its plenary session on 24 April, the European Parliament approved the draft directive creating a presumption of salaried status for workers on digital platforms, who are deemed falsely...
25 April 2024
EU: platform workers directive gets green light
The Council of the EU has adopted the directive on platform workers, despite the lack of backing from France and Germany, marking the end of a long legislative soap opera. The text, which is yet...
12 March 2024
EU: still hope for the platform worker directive?
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...
27 February 2024
EU: co-legislators reach breakthrough on platform workers directive
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...
9 February 2024
EU: Belgian presidency proposes to relax the directive on platform workers in bid to break deadlock
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...
24 January 2024
United States: government rule published that could make it easier to reclassify platform workers
On 10 January 2024, the US Department of Labor issued a new rule on the classification of workers as employees or independent contractors, applicable from 11 March. This so-called...
11 January 2024
EU: platform workers directive on hold
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...
5 January 2024
EU: Council and Parliament reach agreement on presumption of employment for platform workers
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...
13 December 2023
United Kingdom: Deliveroo riders not entitled to ‘worker’ status, Supreme Court says
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...
23 November 2023
France: the government sets about tackling the escalation in sick leave
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...
France: an agreement to guarantee Uber drivers a minimum income amount per journey
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...
19 January 2023
France: court fines Deliveroo for undocumented ‘concealed’ employment
On 19 April the Tribunal judiciaire de Paris found meal delivery company Deliveroo guilty of ‘concealed’, unreported employment. In accordance with the prosecution’s request, the...
19 April 2022
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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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Ireland: minimum wage increase of 5,6% from 1 January 2027
The info. The Irish government has included a minimum wage increase of 79 cents in its Budget 2027, in line with recommendations from the Low Pay Commission. The rate will rise from €14.15...
13 October 2026
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Denmark: government prepares implementation of pay transparency in March 2027
The news. On 8 October, the Danish executive submitted the bill transposing the European Pay Transparency Directive to the national Parliament. The text stems from an agreement between trade...
12 October 2026
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EU: social partners put the Commission in the crossfire over quality jobs
The news. The second phase of social partner consultation on quality jobs ended on 28 September. A mandatory prerequisite for a social initiative in accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning...
5 October 2026
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China: draft bill to strengthen platform workers’ rights
On 8 October, the Chinese government published a draft bill open for consultation aimed at providing minimum guarantees to non-employee platform workers in terms of pay and working conditions. The...
23 October 2026
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Is a global wage freeze at Volkswagen possible?
The existence of an option to implement a global wage freeze until 2030 has been confirmed by the management of the German group Volkswagen, which nevertheless provides no details and refers to...
20 October 2026
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France: paid leave for victims of sexual and domestic violence finally adopted
The news. On 13 October, the French National Assembly unanimously approved, among voting members, the “comprehensive bill” aimed at protecting victims of sexual and gender-based...
14 October 2026