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Having participated in both stages of social partners' consultation on the proposed directive, CESI organises a 'CESI@noon' event on the topic with the participation of EU stakeholders and workers.
CESI@noon
The new directive on fair work in platforms
26 January 2024 | 12:00-13:00 CET
Online on Zoom | In English
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After prolonged negotiations, the European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement on the 13th of December 2023 on a new directive to improve working conditions in platform work.
The political agreement was based on a proposal by the European Commission in 2021 and, subsequently, a report by the European Parliament and a position of the Council in 2023.
With the upcoming directive, the EU attempts to regulate the evolving landscape of platform work, aiming to strengthen the rights and enhance the protection of individuals in the gig economy. The directive is expected to bring forth two key enhancements for platform workers: It aims at determining the real employment status of people working for digital platforms with the use of a presumption of employment and 5 specific indicators; and it seeks establishing the first EU rules on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at work.
Having participated in both stages of social partners’ consultation on the proposed directive (1st stage, 2nd stage), the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI) organises an online event on the topic to shed light on questions such as:
– How does the forthcoming directive address the employment status of platform workers and what indicators have been chosen?
– How will it handle challenges related to algorithmic management and how will its provisions be complemented by the forthcoming AI Act?
– What will be the impacts of the directive on the social security of people involved in platform work?
– How could those persons that are economically active in platforms but who would not be recognised as employees under the directive be protected against abuse? How could the Guidelines of the Commission on collective agreements of the solo self-employed serve them?
– Beyond the directive, what is the role of social partners and trade unions in the platform economy and new forms of work? What are the challenges for collective representation and how to overcome them?
With the participation of:
-Klaus Heeger, Secretary General of CESI
-Ana Carla Pereira, Cabinet Expert and Employment & Social Policy Advisor to the European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights
-Leila Chaibi, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs at the European Parliament
-NN, Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
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