BEERG Newsletter - Gig Economy: Another Dutch ruling

Another interesting ruling from a Dutch court on the gig economy, following the recent Supreme Court decision that Deliveroo workers were employees. This ruling is where the GDPR meets with employee and labour relations.

  • Uber and Ola were found to have violated driver rights in robo-firing of workers. 
  • The court rejected Uber and Ola arguments that disclosure of information about fraud allegations made against the workers would undermine platform security & expose trade secrets. 
  • Uber and Ola Cabs were ordered to provide information to workers on automated decision making relating to work allocation and fares including dynamic pay & pricing. 
  • The court ruled that secret worker profiling and management assessments are personal data and must be disclosed. 

A useful analysis of the case from a union-side source can be found HERE

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