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The General Directorate of Labour (DGT) the General Directorate of Enterprises (DGE) are the two competent authorities for the transposition of the Platform Work Directive. Social partners have held the first consultations with the government on the transposition. It’s unclear as yet what form the transposition will take, whether it will be a new legislation […]
Government study finds riders face widespread health & safety risks
The French Government’s health & safety agency has found that food delivery couriers in the country face widespread risks. The National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (Anses) published the report in April 2025, after the CGT union made a request for the situation of riders to be investigated. The detailed analysis […]
The Paris Court of Appeal condemns Deliveroo for concealed work
On July 6th 2022, the Deliveroo platform, which had so far obtained two favourable rulings in second instance (in 2017 and in 2021), was for the first time condemned for “concealed work” by the Paris Court of Appeal, which confirmed the requalification of a courier’s service provision contract as an employment contract. The judges also […]
France : The Court of Cassation censures the Court of Appeal’s decision to reclassify a contract of employment
In a decision published on 13 April 2022, the social chamber of the Court of Cassation censured an appeal decision which had reclassified the contractual relationship between a VTC driver and the company Le Cab / Voxtur as an employment contract. The company Voxtur was placed in receivership in June 2020.On 31 January 2015, a […]
France : The criminal court of Paris fines Deliveroo 375,000 euros for concealed work
On Tuesday 19 April, the Paris criminal court fined Deliveroo France 375,000 euros and gave two former managers of the platform a suspended sentence of twelve months in prison for concealed work. The fine and the sentence are in line with the requisitions of the prosecutor and the civil parties (more than 100 Deliveroo riders). […]
France : According to the criminal chamber of the French Court of Cassation, the offence of concealed work is not constituted for Click and Walk contributors
On 5 April 2022, the Criminal Division of the Court of Cassation overturned the decision of the Douai Court of Appeal of 10 February 2020, which had held that the company should have declared its contributors as employees. The Court considers that the company does not have the power, during the execution of the assignment, […]
France : The social chamber of the Cour de cassation requalifies the partnership contract of an Uber driver as an employment contract
This decision is the second that the social chamber of the Court of Cassation has issued on the subject of platform workers, after the decision in the Take Eat Easy case (Soc., 28 November 2018, pourvoi n° 17-20.079). It rejects an appeal against a decision admitting a request for requalification. The judgment was strongly reasoned, […]
France : Rejection of the request for requalification as an employment contract – Deliveroo delivery driver – Paris Court of Appeal
The Paris Court of Appeal rejected the request for the requalification as an employment contract of the service contract concluded by a delivery person with the Deliveroo platform, considering that neither the clauses of the employment contract nor the terms of execution of the employment relationship characterised the existence of a subordination link. The Paris […]
France : Rejection of the request for requalification as an employment contract – Uber driver – Court of Appeal of Lyon
“The Court of Appeal rejected the request to reclassify the commercial relationship as an employment contract between an UBER driver and the Uber platform. The reasons given are that the recommendations made by the platform, which are part of the setting of specifications intended to guarantee the quality and safety of a service, do not […]