http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/dba87fbde3fe3d77 https://verfassungsblog.de/platform-work-directive/ Employees without Employers - The Structural Problem of Subcontracting in German Food Delivery Bronowicka, Joanna Kocher, Eva eng 2026-11-02 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 gig work labour law platform labour workers rights Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Working conditions in platform work show an “urgent need for action,” according to the Bundesrat. It recently called on the German government to present a draft bill to implement the Platform Work Directive before the 2 December 2026 deadline. Effective regulation in food delivery, the Bundesrat states, could be achieved by requiring platform workers to be employed directly by digital platforms. Indeed, such a prohibition on the use of subcontracted labour would be really helpful.