Réglementaire Netherlands: government introduces bill to combat bogus self-employment National legislation On 06 April, in the Council of Ministers, the Minister of Ecological Transition together with the Minister of Labour, Employment and Integration presented an ordinance ‘strengthening the autonomy of self-employed workers working on mobility platforms, organizing sectoral social relations, and fulfilling the missions of the Authority for Employment Platform Social Relations’, (the Arpe, L’Autorité des relations sociales des plateformes d’emploi). This text sets the framework for sectoral social dialogue, with the goal of strengthening platform workers’ social rights.
Réglementaire Portugal: a food delivery rider for Glovo platform recognised as an employee (Supreme Court) National legislation 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.…
Réglementaire Finland: Wolt platform food delivery couriers recognised as employees (ruling) National legislation 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 criteria for an employment relationship.…
France: incomes of platform delivery workers in free fall National industrial relations 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 country’s social authority for employment platforms (Autorité sociale des plateformes d’emploi),…
China: gig economy delivery workers forced to take a rest Corporate practices 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 the most serious forms of exhaustion.
Réglementaire Mexico: government eyes rights for platform workers National legislation After the minimum wage, Mexico’s new president Claudia Sheinbaum, who came to power in early October, is now tackling digital platforms.…
Réglementaire Spain: meal delivery platform Glovo to pay salaries to its riders National legislation 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 itself into line with Spanish legislation which, as of 2021, establishes the principle of salaried status for platform delivery workers, with the rights and social protection that this entails.
Réglementaire EU: platform work directive definitively adopted European legislation On 14 October, the Council of the EU approved the platform work directive presented by the European Commission at the end of 2021.…
Réglementaire EU: platform workers directive gets green light from Parliament European legislation 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 self-employed because they are subject to supervision. The text also sets out the first standards for algorithmic management.
Réglementaire Technologies EU: platform workers directive gets green light European legislation 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 to be definitively approved, could pave the way for massive wage reclassifications for millions of workers in false self-employment. It also sets the first standards for algorithmic management.
