Food delivery and courier companies have three months to employ drivers as staff under a landmark new law. The law, given royal decree, requires employers in the sector to hire any workers currently freelancing for them by mid-August, and will affect around 30,000 couriers. The law will technically give workers employee status and corresponding rights, but will also give unions the right to access algorithms used by the employers to manage their workforce. This will enable the unions to ensure workers are not underpaid if demand for services falls, as well as monitor working hours and conditions.
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