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...
by dankeelan | Jun 8, 2021 | Europe, Featured, Gig Workers, Unions
Workers face significant challenges in building collective power in an industry that depends on their atomization. How do you bargain for more when your boss is an app, you’re paid by an algorithm, and you haven’t met your coworkers? How do you beat companies that can...
by dankeelan | Jun 8, 2021 | Europe, Future of Work, Gig Workers
Delivery Hero SE, Glovoapp23 SL, Bolt Technology OU and Wolt have agreed to work on a model for gig economy work in Europe as authorities sharpen their focus on workers’ rights in the sector. The European technology companies, known for their mobility and...
by dankeelan | Jun 8, 2021 | Europe, Gig Workers, Insurance
Nearly a third of gig economy drivers, riders and couriers across Europe have no savings, according to new data. Insurance start-up Collective Benefits, which provides insurance for self-employed workers, also found that of those in the sector who did have savings,...
by dankeelan | May 11, 2021 | Benefits, Europe, Gig Workers
Food delivery companies based in Spain have three months to employ their couriers as staff under new rules approved on Tuesday by the government, one of the first laws in Europe regarding gig-economy workers’ rights. The decree aims to...
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