Portugal's gig-economy workers set to become staff


FILE PHOTO: An Uber Eats delivery bag is seen in this photo. REUTERS/Eva Plevier/File Photo

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal has moved a step closer to ordering digital platforms such as Uber and Glovo to employ some of their drivers as staff with formal contracts and benefits, becoming the latest European nation to tackle the gig economy.

The bill, which was approved by the government late on Thursday but still needs to get the final stamp of approval from parliament, aims to grant thousands of riders working rights as employees and not freelancers.

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