Platform work across Europe
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Union-Indépendants demands Uber Eats and Deliveroo stop “abusive” app deactivations
Union-Indépendants, the section of the CFDT union which represents food delivery couriers, sent a formal notice to Uber Eats and Deliveroo on 11 May 2026, regarding the “abusive” disconnection of riders accounts on the platform. Union-Indépendants have a team supporting riders affected by account deactivation and more than 2,800 workers have received support through this […]
France
The General Directorate of Labour (DGT) the General Directorate of Enterprises (DGE) are the two competent authorities for the transposition of the Platform Work Directive. Social partners have held the first consultations with the government on the transposition. It’s unclear as yet what form the transposition will take, whether it will be a new legislation […]
Government study finds riders face widespread health & safety risks
The French Government’s health & safety agency has found that food delivery couriers in the country face widespread risks. The National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (Anses) published the report in April 2025, after the CGT union made a request for the situation of riders to be investigated. The detailed analysis […]
The Paris Court of Appeal condemns Deliveroo for concealed work
On July 6th 2022, the Deliveroo platform, which had so far obtained two favourable rulings in second instance (in 2017 and in 2021), was for the first time condemned for “concealed work” by the Paris Court of Appeal, which confirmed the requalification of a courier’s service provision contract as an employment contract. The judges also […]
France : The criminal court of Paris fines Deliveroo 375,000 euros for concealed work
On Tuesday 19 April, the Paris criminal court fined Deliveroo France 375,000 euros and gave two former managers of the platform a suspended sentence of twelve months in prison for concealed work. The fine and the sentence are in line with the requisitions of the prosecutor and the civil parties (more than 100 Deliveroo riders). […]
France : The Court of Cassation censures the Court of Appeal’s decision to reclassify a contract of employment
In a decision published on 13 April 2022, the social chamber of the Court of Cassation censured an appeal decision which had reclassified the contractual relationship between a VTC driver and the company Le Cab / Voxtur as an employment contract. The company Voxtur was placed in receivership in June 2020.On 31 January 2015, a […]
France : Reclassification of Uber drivers, Paris Court of appeal
“In a decision dated 12 May 2021 (RG 18/02660), the Paris Court of Appeal ruled that the service contract concluded between UBER BV and a driver had to be requalified as an employment contract. This decision follows the decision of the Court of Cassation of 4 March 2020. In support of its decision, the court […]
France : Rejection of the request for requalification as an employment contract – Uber driver – Court of Appeal of Lyon
“The Court of Appeal rejected the request to reclassify the commercial relationship as an employment contract between an UBER driver and the Uber platform. The reasons given are that the recommendations made by the platform, which are part of the setting of specifications intended to guarantee the quality and safety of a service, do not […]
France : Rejection of the request for requalification as an employment contract – Deliveroo delivery driver – Paris Court of Appeal
The Paris Court of Appeal rejected the request for the requalification as an employment contract of the service contract concluded by a delivery person with the Deliveroo platform, considering that neither the clauses of the employment contract nor the terms of execution of the employment relationship characterised the existence of a subordination link. The Paris […]