Platform work across Europe
Explore national developments, legal cases and updates on the transposition of the Platform Work Directive
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Sweden
The Swedish Government has held consultations with the social partners and published its draft proposal for a platform work law on 12 January 2026. The proposal states that a Platform Work Act should be introduced and the law should be mandatory but with “certain possibilities to deviate from the law through collective agreements”. The legal presumption […]
Collective Bargaining Agreements to regulate gig work
Unionen, which organises white-collar workers within the private sector in Sweden, sees Swedish platform firms’ intentions to be serious actors on the labour market. A few have already signed collective bargaining agreements, and Unionen is negotiating with others. Two of the CBA:s are in the Temporal Work sector. The rationale for platform firms to sign […]
Agreement between Bzzt and the Swedish Transport Workers’ Union
The agreement between the transportation (by small, electric, three-wheeled moped) start-up Bzzt and the Swedish Transport Workers’ Union allows Bzzt drivers to be covered by the Taxi Agreement, which gives the workers access to the same standards as traditional taxi drivers. Unlike many platform companies, the drivers in Bzzt are offered marginal part-time contracts. The […]