Consultation with social partners on a draft proposal for transposition of the Platform Work Directive remain ongoing.
A key sticking point is what to include in the law on intermediaries. Unions have argued for a direct employment mandate which would prohibit sub-contracting in the platform economy, following the example of the meat industry in Germany. The food delivery platforms are lobbying against this proposal.
Unions are organising a demonstration on 20th May in Berlin, which will start at the Brandeburg Tor and finish at the economy ministry’s offices.
They have also launched a petition as part of the campaign for direct employment.