On 13 December 2023, the Hungarian Supreme Court (Curia) ruled on the classification of platform work relations between a food delivery platform (Platform) and a delivery driver. This is the first…
Not really working
On 21 November 2023, the UK Supreme Court delivered its long-awaited decision in the Deliveroo case. The judgment, concluded that the Deliveroo riders organised and represented by…
Are exploitative contracts part of innovation?
2020 has not only been a year of pandemic. The year has also provided additions to the growing tome of ‘gig economy’ litigation; case law that has…
Jeremias Adams-Prassl, Antonio Aloisi, Nicola Countouris, Valerio De Stefano
In late April 2020, the Court of Justice of the EU handed down an order in response to a request for a preliminary…
Can an employee be an expert in her work, beyond her employment?
Employees engaged in knowledge or service industries have taken the initiative to also market themselves as leaders in their…
The employment status of platform workers has been the subject of extensive litigation in the last couple of years. In many parts of the world, these workers have tried to obtain reclassification as…
The United Kingdom Supreme court confirmed on 13 June 2018 in the case of Pimlico v Smith what another three lower courts had already decided in the same case: that attempts by employers to label…
