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• Uber has been outsourcing to fleet companies in response to a law that Spain passed last year.
• The company accused a rival, Glovo, of ignoring the law and complained to the government.
• The European Commission is proposing laws throughout Europe that could be similar to Spain's.

Last spring, when Spain ordered all delivery drivers to be treated as full employees of Uber and other gig-economy companies , supporters hailed it as a landmark piece of legislation. The results so far have been chaotic, with Uber working around the spirit of the law while accusing a rival of flouting the new rules completely.

While Spain is a small part of Uber's business, the so-called Rider Law is a new challenge to the company's business model, which has relied for years on drivers being independent contractors. It's also a harbinger of future clashes between pro-worker rules and the free-wheeling gig-economy approach, especially in Europe.

Almost a year on, no side in Spain seems happy. Labor groups, gig companies, and the Spanish government have pointed fingers at one another to explain why the law hasn't done what it promised. Uber says pay has fallen and drivers have dropped out of the...

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