On 24 July 2026, Italy's government approved draft legislation transposing the European Union Platform Work Directive, which aims to improve conditions for platform workers and regulate algorithmic management. You can find a summary of the Directive here. The legislation would introduce a presumption of employment status for platform workers and new transparency and oversight requirements for automated decision-making systems. Italy is one of the first Member States to start the transposing process following Germany's proposal in May and Sweden's proposal in March, potentially reflecting a broader EU push to regulate platform work. The Italian legislation is expected to take effect by the end of this year.
The compliance deadline for the EU’s Gender Pay Transparency Directive continues to drive activity across Europe. The European Commission has reconfirmed its full commitment to enforcement. Greece implemented the Directive with additional obligations beyond the EU minimum. Estonia took an initial step toward implementation by requiring pre-interview salary disclosure and banning pay-history questions, though several obligations remain outstanding....
[Sportschosun Jang Jong-ho] A total of 34.789 billion won in false National Health Insurance claims was detected at 839 health care institutions over the past four years (2022-2025). According to d...