Category: International

Posted in Netherlands

Dutch Self-Employed Persons Act: Clarity at Last After Ten Years?

From JDSupra, Eric van Dam discussed the new Dutch Self-Employed Persons Act which provides two tests to…

Posted in Germany

Germany’s Proposed ‘New Self-Employment’ Status Aims to Reduce Misclassification Risk

From JDSupra, Karl Melzer discusses a new proposal by the German goverment to create a new category…

Posted in European Union (EU)

EU Platform Work Directive: Uncertainty Ahead of the Implementation Deadline

From JDSupra, Raoul Parekh and Alison Bell (paralegal) discuss the progress of the EU Platform Work Directive…

Posted in United Kingdom

English Court of Appeal Reaffirms Limits of Vicarious Liability for Actions of Independent Contractors

From JDSupra, Ian Ford and Richard McKeown discuss a recent case in England in which the Court…

Posted in International Netherlands Spain United Kingdom

The Classification Conundrum: Four Key Trends on Regulating Platform Work

From JDSupra, Ius Laboris discusses trends for addressing worker classification of digital platform workers in countries around…

Posted in New Zealand

The Uber Effect: The Employee-Contractor Debate Reignited

From Deloitte New Zealand, Andrea Scatchard, Brenna Shepherd, and Nathan Hodge discuss a recent decision that said…

Posted in Canada

Employees or Independent Contractors? Ontario Law Firm Explains What Workers and Employers Need to Know

EIN Presswire – Everyone’s Internet News Presswire™ shares the press release from Lecker & Associates which explains…

Posted in Canada

Abusive Arbitration Clauses in Contracts of Adhesion: Quebec Court of Appeal Reaffirms the Importance of Access to Justice

From JDSupra, Patrick Lapierre and Simon Rollat discuss a recent case in Quebec in which an arbitration…

Posted in Australia

Australia: Independent contractor or employee? The court nails it down!

From Lexology, David Pearce discusses a case in Australia in which the Court of Appeal said that the…

Posted in France Italy Netherlands Spain United Kingdom

Global guide: Independent contractors, potential misclassification issues, and labor implications

From JDSupra, Jo Broadbent, Dr. Justus Frank, Maître en droit, LL.M., Mary Carmen Fuertes Abascal, Lena Gerretsen,…

Posted in New Zealand

Make Way for the ‘Gateway Test’: Upcoming Changes to New Zealand’s Independent Contractor Law

From JDSupra, Kristyn Lambert and Goli Rahimi discuss a proposed law in New Zealand that would establish…

Posted in Brazil

Brazil’s Supreme Court Suspends All Cases Discussing Contractor Reclassification: What Businesses Need to Know

From JDSupra, Meilin Ng Canova and Nan Sato discuss the suspension by Brazil’s Supreme Court of all…