Yesterday [September 29, 2025], Rzeczpospolita, one of the largest Polish daily newspapers, published an article (here) about the consequences of implementing the Platform Work Directive.
This article demonstrates how easily information can be injected into the public debate to steer it in a particular direction. Take a look:
Firstly, the article presents the consequences of implementing the Directive. And how does the editorial team know how this Directive will be implemented? The Ministry of Labor itself (which is working on its implementation) doesn’t know yet.
Secondly, the article cites figures regarding potential market changes resulting from its implementation. These figures come from a report prepared by the “independent economic research agency Pragmatic Policy Group” (PPG), “which was first obtained by Rzeczpospolita’s editorial team.” We have rather limited verification tools, but we have verified this report. The document was created in May 2025 and is publicly available on the PPG website (and in Polish!). There’s also much evidence to suggest that PPG is simply a sole proprietorship of Mr. Oliver Brown from San Francisco. Previously (as PPG), he worked with Lyft Platform, among others. And this particular report was commissioned by Wolt Platform.
Thirdly, PPG cites a number of other studies and analyses. Perhaps most often, studies commissioned by… yes, Wolt (e.g., Poland – Wolt Courier Insights 4.0).
Fourthly, the report simply misrepresents the work of suppliers, and this can be easily verified. For example, it considers it entirely justified that a supplier’s waiting for new orders is not considered work. After all, they could be working for someone else during that time.
And fifthly, the editors presented the entire issue completely one-sidedly. They summarized the report, threw it into the news mill, and that’s it. Could you ask trade unions for their opinion, or cite another report?
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