Analysis

January 26, 2022

Gig economy rules around Europe: what startups need to know

Big change is coming to the way gig economy companies do business in Europe. Companies have a patchwork of laws to navigate


Tim Smith

5 min read

The gig economy has created some of tech’s fastest-growing companies in the last decade. Uber, Deliveroo, Bolt, Cabify and Glovo have all benefited from using self-employed couriers and drivers to grow their networks, without taking on the substantial cost of employing those workers.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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