by dankeelan | Sep 17, 2024 | Europe, Future of Work
This month, Free Trade Europa released its Future of Work Study 2024. In it, they highlighted the rise of the self-employed freelance economy across three perspectives: individuals, companies, and government policy. Europe has seen a steady rise in freelancing...
by dankeelan | Apr 16, 2024 | Europe, Remote Work
April Jereza never intended to move abroad to Madrid, Spain, but now that she’s been there for seven years, she thinks she’ll stay for the long haul. Jereza, 30, moved to Spain’s capital in 2017 after quitting her finance job in Canada, taking a...
by dankeelan | Feb 13, 2024 | Europe, Featured, Remote Work
European countries lead the rest of the world in terms of remote work as they dominate NordLayer’s list of best destinations. NordLayer’s Global Remote Work Index 2023 took into account the cybersecurity, economics, infrastructure, and social safety of 108...
by dankeelan | Jun 13, 2023 | Europe, Featured, Gig Workers
EU member states reached a long-awaited agreement on rules governing gig work on Monday, paving the way for stronger protections for the 28mn people across the bloc working for companies including Uber and Deliveroo. The majority of these workers are currently...
by dankeelan | Dec 21, 2021 | Europe, Gig Workers
European gig workers—such as deliverers and drivers for Uber or Deliveroo—could soon be granted employee status, if some legislators get their way. The European Commission has proposed new rules that would be tough on gig economy companies and pass certain expenses...
by dankeelan | Aug 1, 2021 | Europe, Gig Workers
Food delivery platform Deliveroo says it is considering shuttering its operations in Spain, ahead of a deadline to comply with a new law that requires it to hire workers who are freelancing for the company. Deliveroo’s announcement Friday came as the mid-August...
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