African companies are working on the digitalization of their activities to meet the needs of the international markets, and this is increasing the use of self-employed workers.
On 17 February 2022, Uber agreed with International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) to begin social dialogue on platform workers’ conditions and benefits globally.
The employment status of these workers – the most controversial and debated point - will not be discussed.
On 17 December 2021, delivery platform Just Eat and the CCOO and UGT trade union confederations signed the first collective agreement for food delivery workers in Spain.
It regulates wages, working time and conditions and came into force in January 2022.
On 17 February 2022, Uber agreed with International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) to begin social dialogue on platform workers’ conditions and benefits globally.
The employment status of these workers – the most controversial and debated point - will not be discussed.
On 17 December 2021, delivery platform Just Eat and the CCOO and UGT trade union confederations signed the first collective agreement for food delivery workers in Spain.
It regulates wages, working time and conditions and came into force in January 2022.
On 8 December 2021, the Labour Tribunal of Brussels ruled that Deliveroo riders should not be qualified as employees, but rather as self-employed workers.
It is the first ruling on the labour relationship qualification of workers in the platform economy by a labour tribunal or court in Belgium.
It includes a Communication, setting out the EU approach and measures on platform work, a proposal for a Directive and a Draft Guidelines on how EU competition applies to attempts by self-employed gig economy actors to bargain collectively.
The well-regulated agency work model facilitates the flexibility of and access to a diverse jobs market, enabling individuals to enjoy genuine independent or self-employed status without compromising their social rights and employment protections
For these reasons, agency work can be a leading model for the platform work economy.