Platform work across Europe
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Court of Bologna reclassifies Deliveroo rider as employee
On 25 February, the Labour Court of Bologna ruled that Stefano Mancuso (rider for Deliveroo and, later, Just Eat) is an employee of Deliveroo. The rider decided to go to Court when his account was deactivated after he refused to sign the Assodelivery-UGL agreement (that was later declared illegal by the Court of Bologna). The […]
NIdiL CGIL
The CGIL launched its NIdiL (Nuove Identità di Lavoro – New Work Identities) section in 1998 to ensure the representation and protection of atypical workers. Today, NIdiL represents several categories of atypical workers, such as temporary workers, collaborators, freelancers, and the unemployed. NIdiL is committed to preventing the abuse of self-employment status. When workers are […]
Trade Unions – Just Eat Agreement
On 29 March 2021, the Italian trade union confederations CGIL, CISL and UIL signed an important agreement with Just Eat. Thanks to this, the Logistics National Collective Bargaining Agreement will apply to Just Eat’s workers. This company’s riders will thus have access to a fair wage, labour rights, as well as social protection, and health […]
Charter of fundamental rights of digital labour in the urban context
The “Charter of fundamental rights of digital labour in the urban context” is the first agreement of its kind. It was signed in Bologna on 31 May 2018 following negotiations between Riders Union Bologna [link to the initiative], the Italian Trade Unions CGIL, CISL and UIL, the Municipality of Bologna, and the platforms Mymenu and […]