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The Gig Economy Project looks at the key revelations from the Uber Files, a massive leak of of internal documents from the US ridehail giant uncovering the company’s true face.
This week we look at @Elite_TaxiBcn's victory over Uber, Bolt & Cabify - are #Barcelona's Taxistas a model for how to stop the 'Uberisation' of the economy?
We have read through a copy of the EU Commission’s Platform Work Directive, set to be officially announced shortly at a press conference.
Here are some of the key lines from the Directive. 🧵
“GUIDED BY THE FACTS”
On employment status, the determination shall “be guided primarily by the facts relating to the actual performance of work and notably the remuneration of the persons performing platform work, taking into account..."