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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

New EU Platform Work Directive Impacts Freelancers and Gig Economy: Here’s What Businesses Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 4/17/2025

The European Union took a big step last year towards regulating digital labor platforms – and member states will need to adopt the new directive before the end of 2026. The directive seeks to curb worker misclassification,...more

It’s Official: The EU Platform Work Directive Is Here

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/3/2025

The European Union’s (EU) Platform Work Directive went into effect on December 1, 2024, imposing significant new requirements on companies that facilitate work in the gig economy....more

New Challenge for Global Platforms Operating in the EU

King & Spalding on 2/6/2024

On December 13, 2023, negotiators from the EU Parliament and Council announced they had reached a provisional agreement on a directive to improve working conditions for platform workers. Since then, negotiations have...more

The EU Platform Workers Directive: a further step forward

Ius Laboris on 7/5/2023

The European Council has agreed its position on the long-awaited Platform Workers Directive. Here we explain what has been agreed, who will count as a platform, and the way ahead. The Platform Workers Directive just...more

Working together: EC guidelines on application of competition law to collective bargaining

Hogan Lovells on 10/31/2022

The European Commission has adopted guidelines addressing the application of EU competition law to the "solo self-employed". The guidelines clarify situations in which certain self-employed individuals may work collectively...more

European Union Proposal Presumes Platform Workers Are Employees

Fisher Phillips on 8/11/2022

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, platform workers have played an increasingly significant role in the global economy, which prompted the European Commission to propose a set of measures meant to improve their...more

Recent Developments in Irish Employment Law

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 8/2/2022

There have been several developments in Irish employment law in recent months. These developments include requirements for gender pay gap reporting, expanded protections for whistleblowers, family leave and flexible work...more

Important Court of Appeal Decision on Historic Holiday Pay Claims

King & Spalding on 2/24/2022

Key Takeaways for Employers - The UK’s Court of Appeal has issued a significant holiday pay decision, Smith v Pimlico Plumbers [2022] EWCA Civ 70, ruling that workers who were misclassified as independent contractors can...more

Littler Global Guide - Germany - Q4 2021

Littler on 2/1/2022

Infection Protection Act Amended - New Legislation Enacted - According to the amendments to the Infection Protection Act, which came into force on November 24, 2021, and apply until March 19, 2022, employers and employees...more

EU Platform Worker Directive - Gig Economy in EU’s Sights

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/20/2022

The growth of tech companies, through which an ever growing number of platform workers provide services (commonly referred to as the ‘gig economy’), has led to an increased focus on this business model. The model is...more

EU Proposes New Legislation to Protect “Digital Labor Platform” Workers from Status Misclassification

Littler on 12/15/2021

Over 28 million people in the EU currently work through digital labor platforms. By 2025, this number is expected to reach 43 million. The rise of digital labor platforms (i.e., what is often referred to as the “gig” or...more

Digital Platform Workers in Europe - Recent Developments

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/3/2021

The expansion of the so-called “gig economy” has caused big changes to the labor market in Europe in the last 15 years. This is particularly apparent in the digital platform sector. Companies like Uber and Just Eat which...more

Collective bargaining for the self-employed – a tough gig?

Hogan Lovells on 1/25/2021

On 6 January 2021, the European Commission published an "Inception Impact Assessment" seeking feedback on an initiative aimed at defining EU competition law's scope of application to "self-employed" workers (in advance of an...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 40, October 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/26/2020

West Virginia Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Horizontal Drilling Taxation Case Involving Antero - "At issue is a consumer sales tax assessment of around $1 million the West Virginia State Tax Department has levied on...more

July 2020: The Top 17 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 8/4/2020

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Legal Q&A | The Many Pitfalls Of Using Contractors

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/5/2020

This Legal Q&A two pager gives an overview of the potential problems of using contractors and freelancers in Germany, in particular the risk of misclassification. Incorrectly classifying an employee as a contractor can have...more

Financial Daily Dose 5.27.2020 | Top Story: AT&T Officially Enters Streaming Wars With Its Pricey HBO Max Offering

Robins Kaplan LLP on 5/28/2020

With HBO Max entering the fray today, we’ve got your latest dispatch from the streaming wars, including thoughts on Max’s ability to deliver on its promise to “crush” Netflix despite a very crowded playing field, a spendy...more

Financial Daily Dose 3.19.2020 | Top Story: Second COVID-19 Relief Package Now Law But Market Chaos Remains

Robins Kaplan LLP on 3/19/2020

Late action by the Senate to pass a second COVID-19 relief package (that the White House soon signed) may [key word may] help markets yo-yo back upward today after a dismal Wednesday driven by crazy-low oil prices (West Texas...more

Financial Daily Dose 3.13.2020 | Top Story: COVID-19 Fears Push Wall Street to Worst Losses Since Black Monday

Robins Kaplan LLP on 3/13/2020

It’s been a week or so, and we’re running out of ways to say that this is bad. But it certainly is. Your bear market stats for the day: the biggest daily drop by percentage for both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial...more

Littler Global Guide - Italy - Q3 2019

Littler on 10/22/2019

New Decree Law n. 101/2019, effective on September 5, 2019, introduces a minimum legal framework for gig workers, providing the applicability of the discipline of subordinate employment relationships. The remuneration of the...more

Financial Daily Dose 10.4.2019 | Top Story: Markets Watching US Jobs Report for Clues on More Fed Rate Action

Robins Kaplan LLP on 10/4/2019

Jobs report Friday again. Here’s what to look for in the numbers [and let’s temper those expectations, okay?]...more

New EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Will Give Gig Workers More Rights

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 7/8/2019

On June 13, 2019, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted the European Parliaments proposal for a Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Directive – a direct follow-up to the proclamation of the European Pillar...more

The Challenges Ahead for GIG Economy Platforms in Europe Increase as the Labor Courts’ Scrutiny Intensifies

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 2/11/2019

Further to the reclassification of the service agreement between an independent deliveryman and Deliveroo, ordered by a Spanish lower Court, French jurisdictions recently shifted position, considering that several independent...more

Littler's Executive Employer Survey – Europe 2018

Littler on 11/12/2018

This report summarises the results of Littler’s first annual European survey on which legal and HR issues are having the greatest impact on the workplace. It is based on survey responses from over 800 C-suite executives, HR...more

Web Exclusive: March 2018: The Top 13 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 4/10/2018

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes all through 2017. And if the first three months...more

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