The Italian Government published the 1 May Decree, which has to be adopted within 60 days. The 1 May Decree includes four articles which relate to the transposition of the Platform Work Directive. Article 12 proposes a general legal presumption of employment in the platform economy. It states: “When there are indications of control or […]

The Ministry of Labour is the responsible body for the transposition of the Platform Work Directive, but in practise the ministry of Digital Governance has taken a leading role in the transposition. There is a working group that has been established for the transposition since May 2025 but the General Confederation of Greek Workers (Γ.Σ.Ε.Ε) […]

Consultation with social partners on a draft proposal for transposition of the Platform Work Directive remain ongoing. A key sticking point is what to include in the law on intermediaries. Unions have argued for a direct employment mandate which would prohibit sub-contracting in the platform economy, following the example of the meat industry in Germany. […]

Working group talks continue between the employment ministry and the social partners about the transposition of the Platform Work Directive. Denmark held an election in March 2026 and no government has been formed yet following the election. This is likely to delay the process of a Platform Work Directive law being finalised. Unions are pursuing […]

The Estonian Government has published a draft proposal for a platform work law which platforms and unions have responded to with their input. The consultation stage closed at the end of March 2026. The Estonian Trade Union Confederation (EAKL) has been critical of the draft proposal when it comes to joint and several liability, as […]

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is the competent body for the transposition of PWD. Representatives of the central trade unions have participated in a tripartite implementation working group for the transposition. The current draft proposal includes a presumption of legal employment where two out of five criteria need to be met to trigger […]

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 […]

The Hungarian Government is not working on the transposition of the Platform Work Directive and there has been no consultation with social partners as of yet. With elections having taken place in April 2026, it is expected that there will be progress on the transposition when the new government comes to power in June 2026. […]

The consultation process with social partners for the transposition of the Platform Work Directive was initiated at the start of 2026 and later withdrawn. Unions are still waiting for news on when the consultation with social partners will take place, which has to happen before any legislation moves forward.