What's the final EU gig work law, and when must countries adopt it?

"The Platform Work Directive 2024 (EU) 2024/2831 is a proposed European Union Directive on the regulation of platform work in EU law ."

"Article 5 sets a legal presumption that a contractual relationship between a platform controlling performance of work and a person performing work is an employment relationship. It then enables the presumption to be rebutted, but it has the burden of proof and this does not suspend the legal presumption, and has a duty to assist the court with relevant information."

"Article 9 requires information and consultation in accordance with the Information and Consultation of Employees Directive 2002 , and platforms with over 500 workers must pay for an expert to assist workers."

"Also (5) platforms must not process data not strictly necessary for performance of the contract, such as personal, emotional or psychological data, health data, private conversations including with worker representatives, or collect data while the platform worker is not working."

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"Its cornerstone provision introduces a , shifting the burden of proof to platforms to demonstrate the absence of an employment relationship."

"Este artículo analiza la nueva Directiva relativa a la mejora de las condiciones laborales en el trabajo en plataformas digitales, especialmente en materia de presunción de laboralidad y gestión algorítmica."

"The Directive seeks to ensure the correct determination of employment status, strengthen transparency, and enhance fairness, safety, and accountability in algorithmic management."

"On 27 March 2026, Luxembourg adopted the Law of 27 March 2026 transposing the Council Directive commonly referred to as “DAC8” into national law."

"The law applies from 1 January 2026 and imposes new registration, reporting, and due diligence obligations"

"The law specifies that the first sets of information relating to DAC8/CRS amendments will be communicated for any calendar year starting on or after 1 January 2026."

"The statute also provides that the list of non‑Member State jurisdictions that are subject to declaration (i.e., jurisdictions other than EU Member States that must be included in exchanges) will be established by grand‑ducal regulation."

"the law anticipates implementing acts from the European Commission (EC) on reporting templates and processes and Luxembourg Grand‑Ducal regulations on the practicalities of registration, reporting formats and the list of third jurisdictions subject to reporting"

"The law amends Luxembourg’s CRS framework to include additional fields and confirmations to be communicated by the ACD to partner jurisdictions for reportable accounts for periods of taxation beginning on or after 1 January 2026."

"The Platform Work Directive (PWD) was adopted at the end of 2024."