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the netherlands GIG OVERVIEW 2024
Companies
- Uber expects that by 2028, almost all rides made via the app will be emission-free.
Flash delivery platforms are on the ropes. Flink and Getir are still hanging on, but the money is drying up.
Regulators fined Uber 10 million euros ($10.8 million) for a lack of transparency in how it handles drivers' personal data.
workers rights
March 2023 - Deliveroo v. FNV: The agreements between Deliveroo and its couriers qualify as employment contracts.
Uber and Bolt had promised to keep the driver commissions higher, but they have now decreased, leaving gig workers with low incomes.
regulation Changes
November 2023 Deliveroo workers and other delivery workers now fall under the covered by the Professional Freight Forwarders' Collective Agreement. They have to be paid accordingly.
0.4% of the working population in the Netherlands is involved in the gig economy
Flash carriers Getir and Gorillas are in conflict with the Industry Pension Fund for the Food Industry.
Thuisbezorgd.nl reports that people have become more reluctant to order meals due to inflation and the uncertain economy.