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Which EU countries' labour ministries have posted gig worker job laws, with deadlines?

Research question: Which member-state labour ministries have published draft or enacted bills implementing the Article 5 employment presumption, and what transposition dates do those bills state?

The records show one member state with a published draft bill on the employment presumption: the Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs sent a draft amending the Employment Act to public consultation on November 9, 2022 ¹. The records do not state a transposition date for that bill, and that 2022 draft predates the EU directive's deadline. Germany's Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs was still drafting a bill to transpose the Platform Work Directive as of April 14, 2026 ³. The EU transposition deadline is 2 December 2026 ⁴, but the records do not show that any national bill states that date. Spain's 2021 Supreme Court decision supports a legal presumption but is not a ministry bill ². The newest fact is dated April 14, 2026, about six months before today (October 2026) ³⁴.

Checked 2026-10-14. Only documented and supported facts are used.

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The Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs sent a draft bill to the public consultation process on November 9, 2022, which amends the Employment Act and other related laws.

"Návrh zákona, kterým se mění zákon č. 435/2004 Sb., o zaměstnanosti, ve znění pozdějších předpisů, a další související zákony podle stavu odeslaného Ministerstvem práce a sociálních věcí do připomínkového řízení ke dni 9. 11. 2022, čj. MPSV-2022/160564-521/2 ."

Legal Presumption of Existence of an Employment Relationship in the Context of the So-called Digital Labour Platforms (2022)

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Spain's Supreme Court issued a decision in 2021 that supports the need to legally enshrine a presumption of employment for digital platform couriers.

"The analysis of the decision of the Supreme Court of Spain provides additional arguments in favor of the need to enshrine in the national labour legislation the presumption of an employment relationship in the field of courier services provided through a digital platform, in particular, Glovo."

Presumption of Employment in Non-Standard Labour Relations on Digital Platforms (2023)

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Germany's Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) is currently drafting a Referentenentwurf (draft bill) to transpose the EU Platform Work Directive into national law.

"Das BMAS erarbeitet derzeit den Referentenentwurf zur Umsetzung der EU-Richtlinie zur Verbesserung der Arbeitsbedingungen in der Plattformarbeit in nationales Recht."

Deutscher Bundestag Drucksache 21/5454 21. Wahlperiode 14.04.2026 Antwort

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The transposition deadline for the EU Platform Work Directive is 2 December 2026.

"Die Umsetzungsfrist endet am 2. Dezember 2026."

Deutscher Bundestag Drucksache 21/5454 21. Wahlperiode 14.04.2026 Antwort