EU platform work directive may grant courier employee status

Planned layoffs at Pyszne.pl highlight the complexity of the platform labour market, where it is increasingly hard to identify who is actually responsible for working conditions. An EU directive on platform work aims to change this by introducing a presumption of employment status for many couriers and drivers. Critics warn that growing layers of intermediaries make the new rules difficult to enforce.

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