The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a forthcoming law on when workers on platforms like Uber and Deliveroo should be treated as employees. Platforms have argued that such workers are self-employed, excluding them from some European Union labour rights such as paid holidays and sick leave. The Platform Work Directive would classify workers on “gig-economy” apps as employees in cases where platforms control factors such as how much money workers are paid or their working hours, or supervise their performance electronically. EU legislators approved by 554 votes to 56 a draft legal text …