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Gig economy workers are to get better EU protections – creating an awkward choice for Rishi Sunak

Written by Tom Montgomery, Lecturer in Work and Organisations, University of Stirling

Workers for online operators like Deliveroo and Uber are in line for sweeping new rights and protections within the EU after ministers met in Luxembourg to thrash out proposals. The resulting agreement on proposed rights for platform workers that have huge implications for the gig economy and put pressure on the UK to follow suit.

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