The Economic and Social Council of the Republic of Bulgaria adopted in March 2025 an Analysis on the Directive on the improvement of working conditions in platform work. In May 2026, The Ministry of Labour and Social Policy established an interdepartmental working group for the transposition of the Directive, which will develop a text to […]

The Portuguese Government presented a preliminary draft proposal for the transposition of the Platform Work Directive in July 2025 called ‘Work XXI’. The proposal would significantly weaken the current legal presumption of employment in the platform economy in Portugal, which was introduced in 2023, as the criteria to trigger the presumption is changed and is […]

The Italian Government published the 1 May Decree, which has to be made into an Act within 60 days. The 1 May Decree includes four articles which relate to platform work, and is likely the starting point for the transposition of the EU Platform Work Directive, although these articles are by no means comprehensive of […]

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 […]