On September 2022, in the case of Kaushal Kishor Singh v/s M/S Sita Kouni World Travel India Limited (Writ Petition (c) 11631 of 2008), the Dehli High Court addressed the issue of the distinction between freelance and employee.
The Court defined a “freelancer” as a person who acts independently, without being affiliated with an organisation, in the business of selling his services and skills to different employers for a specified period, with the ability to pick and choose assignments.
On 17 March 2022, the Taipei High Administrative Court, in 109-Su-1046 Decision, stated the employment relationship between a digital delivery platform and a delivery persons.
Last May, GMB Union (General, Municipal, Boilermakers' and Allied Trade Union (GMBATU, than shortened to GMB), and Deliveroo have signed an historic union recognition deal covering the company's more than 90,000 self-employed riders.
On 14 March 2022, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas reinstated the previous independent contractor rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
On 9 February 2022, the High Court of Australia confirmed in two different decisions that, determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor, the most important elements are the written agreement and the contractual terms.
It also confirms that the Court is overtaking the multi-factorial test applied in the past in this kind of decisions.
On February 2022, the government of Belgium proposed a package of measures to reform the nation’s labour market, aiming to increase flexibility and boost employment.