PPG assessed the impact on workers, consumers, and small businesses in Lithuania if Courier Partners on app-based delivery platforms are forcibly reclassified as traditional employees from their current status as independent contractors.
We found that:
Our report also captures the views of Lithuanian app-based delivery workers on what reclassification would mean for them:
PPG’s report was published in both English and Lithuanian to ensure broad accessibility, particularly for the local policymaking community and stakeholders.
Umowy o pracę dla dostawców. „Restauracje i sklepy stracą nawet pół miliarda złotych” (Employment contracts for suppliers. “Restaurants and shops will lose up to half a billion zlotys”)
Usługi firm kurierskich zdrożeją. Ceny mogą się nawet podwoić (Courier services will become more expensive. Prices could even double)
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PPG and Magenta Advisory were engaged to carry out an independent economic review of the Future Female Entrepreneurship and Business Leadership Decadal Plan, with PPG delivering a qualitative assessment of its ten recommendations.
PPG was commissioned by the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) to evaluate the economic impact and effectiveness of the Future Female Entrepreneurs Program (FFEP 3.0), a pioneering national initiative addressing Australia’s persistent gender gap in entrepreneurship.
PPG is engaged by a major financial services organization to embed as an integrated, back-office partner to produce persuasive research materials across stakeholder engagement, internal capacity building, and strategic policy planning.
PPG was commissioned by legal representatives of a healthcare industry trade association to prepare an independent expert report assessing the potential impact of proposed regulated wage increases.
PPG and Magenta Advisory were commissioned by a digital services firm to assess the impact of a proposed regulation limiting the retirement savings fund options that new employees could be shown when onboarding for a new job.
Pragmatic Policy Group and Caribou Digital were commissioned by EU government agencies to study the economic benefits of enabling safe and free flow of data between an African economy and other regions. We analysed the value of data transfers and the potential impact on their economy, focusing on fostering investor confidence and stimulating growth.
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Losing your mother is one of life’s most profoundly hard experiences, with impacts extending well beyond emotional grief. Motherless Daughters Australia (MDA), the leading organisation supporting women who have lost their mothers, commissioned PPG to measure the economic impact of mother loss, including the significant financial, employment, and educational burdens.
Flare HR commissioned PPG to analyze the potential impact of banning advertising on digital platforms offering superannuation fund choices to employees during job onboarding.
The Bus Industry Confederation (BIC) commissioned PPG to help prepare a policy position paper on the best pathway to zero emissions for the bus industry.
Advanced economies say they are on the pathway to net-zero emissions, but are they just outsourcing goods production and the associated emissions to poorer countries while importing the goods for the benefit of their consumers and businesses?
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PPG partnered with Arise to amplify the voices of the diverse group of Americans using Arise’s market-leading platform to deliver exceptional service to customers of the world’s biggest brands.
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