We collect cookies to analyze our website traffic and performance; we never collect any personal data.Cookies Policy
Accept
Michigan Post
Search
  • Home
  • Trending
  • Michigan
  • World
  • Politics
  • Top Story
  • Business
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Real Estate
    • Startups
    • Autos
    • Crypto & Web 3
  • Tech
  • Lifestyle
    • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Beauty
    • Art & Books
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Education
Reading: Gig Worker Protections Get a Push in European Proposal
Share
Font ResizerAa
Michigan PostMichigan Post
Search
  • Home
  • Trending
  • Michigan
  • World
  • Politics
  • Top Story
  • Business
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Real Estate
    • Startups
    • Autos
    • Crypto & Web 3
  • Tech
  • Lifestyle
    • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Beauty
    • Art & Books
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Education
© 2024 | The Michigan Post | All Rights Reserved.
Michigan Post > Blog > Tech / Science > Gig Worker Protections Get a Push in European Proposal
Tech / Science

Gig Worker Protections Get a Push in European Proposal

By Editorial Board Published December 9, 2021 2 Min Read
Share
Gig Worker Protections Get a Push in European Proposal
09eu gigworkers facebookJumbo

Last year, gig economy companies staged a successful referendum campaign in California to keep drivers classified as independent contractors while giving them limited benefits. Although a judge ruled in August that the result violated California’s Constitution, his decision is being appealed, and the companies are pursuing similar legislation in Massachusetts.

The Biden administration has suggested that gig workers should be treated as employees, but it has not taken significant steps to change employment laws. In May, the Labor Department reversed a Trump-era rule that would have made it more difficult to reclassify gig workers in the country as employees.

In Europe, Spain offers a preview of the potential effects of the E.U. proposal. The country’s so-called Riders Law, enacted in August, required food delivery services such as Uber and Deliveroo to reclassify workers as employees, covering an estimated 30,000 workers.

Uber responded by hiring several staffing agencies to hire a fleet of drivers for Uber Eats, a strategy to comply with the law but avoid responsibility for managing thousands of people directly. Deliveroo, which is partly owned by Amazon, abandoned the Spanish market.

The companies prefer policies like those in France, where the government has proposed allowing workers to elect union representation that could negotiate with companies on issues like wages and benefits. Uber also pointed to Italy, where a major union and food delivery companies struck a deal that guarantees a minimum wage, insurance and safety equipment, but does not classify the workers as employees.

Kim van Sparrentak, a Green lawmaker in the European Parliament who helped draft a report on platform workers that was published this year, praised the commission’s proposal as “quite radical.”

“It can set a new standard for workers’ rights,” Ms. Van Sparrentak said.

Adam Satariano reported from London, and Elian Peltier from Brussels. Kate Conger contributed reporting.

TAGGED:Car Services and Livery CabsDeliveroo (Roofoods Ltd)Delivery ServicesEuropeEuropean CommissionLabor and JobsPolitics and GovernmentRegulation and Deregulation of IndustryThe Washington MailUber Technologies IncWages and Salaries
Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link Print

HOT NEWS

Jackson County man faces second-degree homicide cost for teen's demise

Jackson County man faces second-degree homicide cost for teen's demise

Michigan
August 27, 2025
Google’s blockchain group is constructing an XRP killer

Google’s blockchain group is constructing an XRP killer

Alphabet just lately unveiled a brand new blockchain known as the Google Cloud Common Ledger…

August 27, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Man wrongly deported to El Salvador by Trump administration requests asylum in US

Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Man wrongly deported to El Salvador by Trump administration requests asylum in US

The wrongly-deported man who has grow to be a flashpoint for Donald Trump's aggressive anti-immigration…

August 27, 2025
Nazi-looted portray ‘noticed in property itemizing’

Nazi-looted portray ‘noticed in property itemizing’

A portrait by an Italian grasp that was looted by the Nazis in the course…

August 27, 2025
Travis Kelce stored his mouth shut about his engagement to Taylor Swift. His dad, nonetheless, dishes particulars

Travis Kelce stored his mouth shut about his engagement to Taylor Swift. His dad, nonetheless, dishes particulars

How does it really feel to get performed by Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce? Seems…

August 27, 2025

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

Household sue OpenAI over teenager’s demise after he confided in ChatGPT

The dad and mom of a teenage boy who killed himself after talking to ChatGPT are suing OpenAI over his…

Tech / Science
August 27, 2025

South Korea to ban cell phones in class school rooms

South Korea has handed a invoice to ban using cell phones and different digital gadgets in class school rooms nationwide,…

Tech / Science
August 27, 2025

England warned it faces six million new most cancers instances by 2040 – with these areas worst hit

Greater than six million new most cancers instances could possibly be recognized in England between now and 2040, in line…

Tech / Science
August 27, 2025

Starship: SpaceX’s largest rocket completes spectacular take a look at flight after yr of mishaps

SpaceX has efficiently launched its largest ever rocket, named Starship, from Texas after a yr of mishaps.Elon Musk's flagship spacecraft,…

Tech / Science
August 27, 2025

Welcome to Michigan Post, an esteemed publication of the Enspirers News Group. As a beacon of excellence in journalism, Michigan Post is committed to delivering unfiltered and comprehensive news coverage on World News, Politics, Business, Tech, and beyond.

Company

  • About Us
  • Newsroom Policies & Standards
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Careers
  • Media & Community Relations
  • Accessibility Statement

Contact Us

  • Contact Us
  • Contact Customer Care
  • Advertise
  • Licensing & Syndication
  • Request a Correction
  • Contact the Newsroom
  • Send a News Tip
  • Report a Vulnerability

Term of Use

  • Digital Products Terms of Sale
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Settings
  • Submissions & Discussion Policy
  • RSS Terms of Service
  • Ad Choices

© 2024 | The Michigan Post | All Rights Reserved

Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?