EU Members Reject Provisional Deal on Gig Workers’ Rights
- Rules will go through further negotiations with EU lawmakers
- Deal could have cost industry billions of euros annually
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European Union member states rejected a provisional deal that would have reclassified millions of people working for ride-hailing and food-delivery apps as employees.
Officials from Spain, which holds the bloc’s rotating presidency, decided there was not the necessary majority to pass the deal and sent the issue back for further negotiations with the European Parliament, according to a statement on the European Council’s website on Friday.