Gig economy report 2022

By Pascale Moreau

The balance between flexibility, autonomous working and social protection has been a long time discussion within the gig economy and its complexities have kept legislators busy in recent years. As a result, the draft European Directive on Platform work is one of the most discussed topics of the year. It introduces various criteria which – if applicable – could result in a legal presumption of employment for the worker. In this year’s PwC Legal’s 2022 Gig Economy Report, we follow up on various legislative actions across several EU member states and the UK, regarding the platform economy.

As in previous years, the report provides an overview of how workers in the gig economy are currently classified. This year we’ve also added a section revealing the tax treatment of gig workers in these countries.

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