Inside Spain’s failed plan to fix the gig economy

On 12 August 2021, Spain became the first European country to significantly regulate the gig economy. The Supreme Court, ruling in favour of a former gig economy rider, declared that …

Platform work in Europe: Lessons learned, legal developments and challenges ahead

“Several years since first emerging in Europe, platform work continues to represent a ‘social dilemma’ for workers, social partners, policymakers and society as a whole. As a result of intense …

DISPATCH NO. 40 – EUROPEAN UNION THE EU PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE ON IMPROVING WORKING CONDITIONS IN PLATFORM WORK

“On December 9, 2021, the European Commission put forward a Proposal for a Directive on improving working conditions in platform work.2 The Proposal is a part of the European Union’s …

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James Finlay tea: Kenyan workers win right to class action against Scots firm

REPRESENTATIVES of hundreds of Kenyan plantation workers have won a bid to take a multi-million-pound negligence action against a Scottish tea firm. Aberdeen-based tea company James Finlay (Kenya) Ltd, which …

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Think the gig economy provides a platform for ‘women’s empowerment’? Take a look at Ukraine and think again

“Ukraine currently occupies fourth place in the world and first place in Europe when it comes to the number of people working on digital labour platforms, according to pre-pandemic data. App-based …

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Uber & Deliveroo fail EU tests on self-employment

Europe’s biggest platform companies will fail the majority of the five tests laid down by the EU to determine whether their staff are genuinely self-employed, an analysis by the ETUC …

Respecting rights or ticking boxes? Legislating human rights due diligence

“Momentum to enact mandatory human rights due diligence (HRDD) legislation is building around the world. Such legislation is necessary to ensure corpora­tions respect human rights and that victims of corporate …

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Turkey’s flagship online food ordering company is failing to deliver on workers’ rights

“In April 2021 while delivering groceries in a dense suburb of Istanbul, Ahmet passed through a small puddle while making a turn. He slipped and fell from his motorbike, sustaining …

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Christopher Johnson v. Transopco UK Ltd.

Here is the judgment from UK Employment Appeal Tribunal finding no employment relationship. Mr_Christopher_Johnson_v_Transopco_UK_Ltd__2022__EAT_6

Zurich court rules Uber drivers are not ‘independent workers’

The ruling by the Zurich social insurance court, published on Thursday, says that the “marked subordination” in the relation between Uber and its drivers means that it is one of dependence between …

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