[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:work\u002Fcollective-bargaining-agreement\u002Fupdates\u002F2021\u002Fmalta-food-courier-contracts-still-being-reviewed-april-30-2021":3},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"short_title":7,"intro_text":7,"meta_description":8,"seo_title":8,"path":9,"content_type":10,"locale":11,"go_live_at":7,"first_published_at":12,"page_created_at":13,"published_at":12,"edit_url":14,"breadcrumbs":15,"seo":28,"body_blocks":36,"call_to_action":42,"categories":49,"labels":50,"owner":7,"authors":51,"related_pages":52,"related_sites":53,"in_subsite":54,"contact_page_url":55,"banner_message":56},14890,"malta-food-courier-contracts-still-being-reviewed-april-30-2021","Malta - Food courier contracts still being reviewed - April 30, 2021",null,"","\u002Fwork\u002Fcollective-bargaining-agreement\u002Fupdates\u002F2021\u002Fmalta-food-courier-contracts-still-being-reviewed-april-30-2021","pages.newspage","en","2021-05-07T21:34:25.533000+00:00","2025-12-15T15:34:49.859223+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F14890\u002Fedit\u002F",[16,19,22,25,27],{"title":17,"slug":18},"World of Work","work",{"title":20,"slug":21},"Collective Bargaining Agreement","collective-bargaining-agreement",{"title":23,"slug":24},"Collective Bargaining Updates","updates",{"title":26,"slug":26},"2021",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":6,"description":8,"image":29,"canonical":30,"robots":31,"og_type":32,"twitter_card":33,"locale":11,"created_at":34,"last_modified_at":35},"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwork\u002Fcollective-bargaining-agreement\u002Fupdates\u002F2021\u002Fmalta-food-courier-contracts-still-being-reviewed-april-30-2021\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","2021-05-07T23:34:25.533000+02:00","2025-12-26T22:59:17.392645+01:00",[37],{"type":38,"data":39},"raw_html_block",{"content":40,"variant":41},"\u003Cp>A review into food courier contracts is still ongoing over four months after the state employment agency questioned their legality. The issue surrounding the independent contractor model was made apparent last November after a\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Flovinmalta.com\u002Fnews\u002Ffood-couriers-in-malta-raise-concern-over-freelance-model-after-drop-in-rates-ends-in-suspensions\u002F\"> drop in hourly rates \u003C\u002Fa>at one food courier company sparked backlash amongst drivers, many of whom are third-country nationals, ending with one being suspended temporarily and another being fired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Read on:\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Flovinmalta.com\u002Fnews\u002Fmaltas-food-courier-contracts-are-still-being-reviewed-four-months-after-legality-issues-raised\u002F\"> in English.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For more information, please contact Paul de Beer or Oana Ciuca, De Burcht (Scientific Bureau for the Dutch Trade Union Movement) \u003Ca href=\"mailto:p.t.debeer@uva.nl\">p.t.debeer@uva.nl\u003C\u002Fa> or the Head of communications at the ETUI, Mehmet Koksal \u003Ca href=\"mailto:mkoksal@etui.org\">mkoksal@etui.org\u003C\u002Fa>. For previous full issues of the Collective bargaining newsletter please visit \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.etui.org\u002FNewsletters\u002FCollective-bargaining-newsletter\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.etui.org\u002FNewsletters\u002FCollective-bargaining-newsletter\u003C\u002Fa> or consult the archive with all articles in our database at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.cbnarchive.eu\u002F\">www.cbnarchive.eu\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003Cbr\u002F>You may find further information on the ETUI at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.etui.org\u002F\">www.etui.org.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>","light",{"text":43,"link":44},"Contact us",{"title":43,"url":45,"description":43,"rel":46,"type":47,"id":48},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,[],[],[],[],[],false,"\u002Fwork\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fcontact-us","\u003Cp>Welcome to WageIndicator. Same organisation, same information, new look!\u003C\u002Fp>"]