Category: International
Uber plans to appeal Ontario gig worker ruling
From CP24.com, Holly McKenzie-Sutter discusses a recent case in which the Ontario Ministry of Labour said that…
UK – Important Court of Appeal Decision on Historic Holiday Pay Claims
From JDSupra, Marie Hoolihan and Jules Quinn discuss a recent case in the United Kingdom in which…
Independent contractor or employee? The High Court of Australia in two landmark decisions says the answer is in the writing
From Lexology, Rick Catanzariti and Talitha Maugueret discuss two recent cases in Australia in which the coiurt gave a…
UK – Status of Workers Bill passes from the Lords to the Commons
The Institute of Employment Rights (IER) reported that Andy McDonald MP introduced the Status of Workers Bill…
EU Proposes New Legislation to Protect “Digital Labor Platform” Workers from Status Misclassification
From JDSupra, Edward Carlier, Eric van Dam, and Ben Smith discuss legislation proposed by the EU to…
EU Proposes New Legislation to Protect “Digital Labor Platform” Workers from Status Misclassification
From JDSupra, Edward Carlier, Eric van Dam, and Ben Smith Over 28 million people in the EU…
Canada: Employee or independent contractor?
From JDSupra, Catherine P. Coulter, Gergely Hegedus, and Alison Walsh discuss the classification of workers as employees…
Countries around the world advancing benefits and protections for gig workers
From The Strait Times, Eileen Ng discusses changes to the gig economy model that are taking place…
Uber Canada calls for flexible benefits fund for independent contractors on work services platforms
Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) reports that Uber Canada proposes benefits for gig workers: Uber Technologies Inc.’s Canadian…
When a duck is not a duck: Differentiating contractors from employees
From Lexology, Michael Selinger and Jamie Kim discuss a recent case in which the High Court said that the…
Uber drivers launch test case in Federal Court of Australia
From WAtoday, Anna Patty discusses a lawsuit in which Uber drivers are trying to determine if they should…
UK: What employers need to know when establishing worker status
From People Management, Nuri Mirwani discusses a recent case in which a worker was found to be…
