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In February 2024, the Finnish delivery company Wolt won a landmark court case where its couriers were ruled to be entrepreneurs, not employees.
The administrative court in Hämeenlinna assessed the working relationship between Wolt and found that key factors defining an employee-employer relationship were not present. Specifically, the court noted that couriers were not required to personally perform the work and could delegate tasks, and they were not subject to the company’s management or supervision, as there were no fixed working hours and no obligation to accept work offered.
This decision overturned a previous ruling by the Regional State Administrative Agency of Southern Finland, which had classified the couriers as employees.
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employment status
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Platform,
Court
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Accommodation and food service activities
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In June 2021, the Finnish Workers’ Compensation Center (TVK) issued three rulings on the question of whether the Workers’ Compensation Act applies to food transport work carried out by couriers. …
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The Labour Council of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment stated on 15 October 2020 that the food couriers of Wolt and Foodora, the two biggest employers in the …