Platform work across Europe
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Estonia
Estonia’s draft Platform Work Act has passed its first reading in the Parliament. The Act establishes a rebuttable presumption of employment for persons performing platform work based on Estonia’s Employment Contracts Act (ECA). The ECA’s core test of employment status is whether a worker is subordinated to the company’s management and control. The Platform Work […]
State-owned postal company introduces platform pilot project
Omniva, the government-owned postal delivery company in Estonia, ran a pilot project organised on a gig economy basis. The pilot, which stated it is looking for “people’s couriers” to sign-up and work using their own vehicle and equipment, comes amidst a dispute with Omniva’s employees over wages. Kadri Kangur, head of the Pro Trade Union, […]