The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a forthcoming law on when workers on platforms like Uber and Deliveroo should be treated as employees. Platforms have argued that such workers are self-employed, excluding them from some European Union labour rights such as paid holidays and sick leave. The Platform Work Directive would classify workers on "gig-economy" apps as employees in cases where platforms control factors such as how much money workers are paid or their working hours, or superv
European Union policymakers reached a provisional agreement on the Platform Work Directive on March 11, 2024, which reveals significant concessions on the classification of digital.
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