Uber, Deliveroo could be hit by draft EU rules for gig workers


FILE PHOTO A Deliveroo delivery rider cycles in London Britain March 31 2021. REUTERSToby Melville

FILE PHOTO: A Deliveroo delivery rider cycles in London, Britain, March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Uber, Deliveroo and other online platform companies may have to reclassify some of their workers as employees under draft European Union rules meant to boost their social rights, according to an EU document seen by Reuters.

The proposal from the European Commission, the first in the world, comes as countries and courts around Europe try to address shortcomings in the gig economy, with judges in most cases backing the rights of workers to labour rights available to those working in brick-and-mortar shops.

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