Improving the working conditions of platform workers
Improving the working conditions of platform workers
On 11 March 2024, employment and social affairs ministers from the EU Member States endorsed the agreement reached with the European Parliament in February 2024 on the platform work directive. The directive introduces the presumption of employment – to be applied following national rules – as well as the first EU rules to regulate algorithmic management in the workplace. Platform work is an umbrella concept covering a heterogeneous group of economic activities completed through a digital platform. Platform workers' rights are not enshrined in EU labour law and this is increasingly leading to problems relating to various aspects of their work and human development. To remedy this situation, the European Commission submitted a proposal for a directive aimed at improving the working conditions of platform workers, clarifying their employment status, and establishing the first EU rules for the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace. Fifth edition of a briefing originally drafted by Monika Kiss. The 'EU Legislation in Progress' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the legislative procedure.
Briefing
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- digital transformation
- employment
- EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS
- EU employment policy
- EUROPEAN UNION
- European Union law
- labour law
- labour law and labour relations
- labour market
- online platform worker
- organisation of work and working conditions
- personnel management and staff remuneration
- PRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
- proposal (EU)
- self-employed person
- social protection
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- social security
- staff
- technology and technical regulations
- working conditions