Deliveroo Found Guilty, Fined for Abusing Riders’ Rights in France April 20, 2022 By Mathieu Rosemain Two former managers of Deliveroo were given suspended one-year prison sentences and fined 30,000 euros ($32,380) by a French court...
European Gig Workers Hail ‘Landmark’ Directive to Make Them Employees December 9, 2021 By Jillian Deutsch and Ivan Levingston Millions of platform workers in Europe could be on their way to being designated as employees, a move that labor...
Uber UK Accused of Undermining Court Ruling on Worker Rights November 23, 2021 By Ellen Milligan Nine months after the UK Supreme Court made a crucial decision that effectively forced Uber Technologies Inc. to provide worker...
UK Court of Appeal Confirms Riders for Food Delivery Firm Deliveroo Are Self-Employed June 25, 2021 LONDON – Britain’s Court of Appeal confirmed on Thursday that riders for food delivery firm Deliveroo were self-employed, dismissing a...
Spain Gives Delivery Firms 90 Days to Convert Gig Riders to Employees May 11, 2021 By Belén Carreño and Joan Faus MADRID – Food delivery companies based in Spain have three months to convert their couriers into staff workers under new...
Uber Reclassifies 70,000 UK Drivers as Workers – Providing Minimum Wage, Benefits March 17, 2021 By Ellen Milligan Uber Technologies Inc. will reclassify all 70,000 of its UK drivers as workers, entitling them to the minimum wage, vacation...
Uber’s UK Court Loss Likely to Trigger More Complaints from Gig Workers Across Europe February 22, 2021 By Ellen Milligan, Amy Thomson and Natalia Drozdiak Uber Technologies Inc.’s defeat in a UK legal battle over the way it treats its drivers is set to trigger...
UK Court Rules Uber Drivers Should Be Classed as Workers, in Blow to Business Model February 19, 2021 By Costas Pitas LONDON – A group of Uber drivers are entitled to worker rights such as the minimum wage, Britain’s Supreme Court...
Spain Prepares Labor Laws that Could Force Food Delivery Apps to Employ Gig Workers February 17, 2021 By Alonso Soto The Spanish government is preparing strict labor law changes that could mean food-delivery platforms have to formally employ the couriers...
UK Supreme Court to Rule This Week on Workers’ Rights for Uber Drivers February 15, 2021 By Costas Pitas LONDON — Britain’s Supreme Court will announce a decision on Feb. 19 in a case regarding workers’ rights at taxi...