![]() It is not only unfair to workers, but to the vast majority of business who play by the rules and citizens who depend on well-funded public services. “For the last decade, platform companies have exploited loopholes in labour law to make big profits by flouting their obligations to give workers contracts with proper pay and conditions. Speaking ahead of the launch, ETUC Confederal Secretary Ludovic Voet said: Meanwhile, trade unions have successfully negotiated collective agreements for couriers in Denmark, Austria and Sweden.īut the need for European level legislation is clear and the European Commission will next Wednesday launch a consultation on the “working conditions of platform workers.” In France, Just Eat plans to hire 4,500 riders in 30 French cities by the end of 2021. The clear trend in rulings is already seeing some platform companies voluntarily giving workers contract. Trade unions have also secured victories over Uber, Globo and Temper since November. In Italy, the Court of Bologna ruled in favour of a complaint about the fact that Deliveroo’s algorithm, Frank, discriminated workers’ and restricted their access to working slots following absences for strike, or for health or care reasons. In Spain, Deliveroo is to pay 1.3 million euros in social contributions following a Barcelona Court ruling establishing that 748 Deliveroo’s riders were falsely self-employed. That was the third major court defeat suffered by Deliveroo in the past two months. In a case brought by ETUC affiliate FNV, Amsterdam’s Court of Appeals ruled that Deliveroo’s food delivery riders are employees and must be treated as such. It follows a judgement on Wednesday by a court in the Netherlands against Deliveroo. The UK’s Supreme Court ruled today that Uber must treat its drivers as workers rather than self-employed, throwing out the company’s fourth and final appeal in a legal battle which began in October 2016. Major court rulings against the exploitative employment practices of platform companies this week show the urgency over EU action over this broken business model.
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