Some 28 million workers who find jobs through online platforms will receive more rights in Europe. The EU Council of Ministers finally approved a relevant draft directive in Brussels on Monday. The main objective of the new requirements is to ensure correct classification of the employment status of people performing platform work. Its main objective is to help tackle fake self-employment in the sector. In addition, EU-wide rules on algorithmic personnel management and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace will be introduced for the first time: the program routines used must be more transparent. Automated systems should also be monitored by qualified personnel. Employees also have the right to challenge automated decisions.
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Platform operators such as Bolt, Deliveroo, LiveOps, Lyft, Uber or Vault are no longer allowed to process certain types of personal data in the relevant IT processes. For example, this refers to information about an employee’s emotional or psychological state and their personal beliefs, as well as communicative exchanges with coworkers. Operators must also assess the consequences of automated decision-making systems, for example on the working conditions, health and fundamental rights of those who work for them. The platform is prohibited from taking certain important decisions automatically, such as termination or account suspension.
Drivers etc. are generally considered to be permanently employed
EU committees believe the number of “gig workers” will rise from 28.3 million in 2022 to around 43 million by 2025. This will be an increase of 52 percent. At least 5.5 million platform workers are currently misclassified as self-employed. They missed out on important labor and social security rights. with Instruction An assumption has now been introduced that if two of the five control or steering indicators are present then a more or less permanent employment relationship exists. Member States may expand this list on their own initiative. To refute such an assessment, an operator must prove that the contractual relationship is not an employment relationship.
The EU Parliament and Council in recent years revised the EU Commission’s original directive proposal from the end of 2021. Lawmakers decided to reach a negotiated settlement in April. The legislative process is completed with the approval of the Committee of Ministers. Once the Directive is immediately published in the Official Journal of the EU, Member States have two years to implement the provisions at national level. According to the Commission, most platform work in the EU involves participation Ride and delivery services combined 63 percent For example for food or groceries. Domestic services like cleaning or craft work contribute 19 percent. Micro-tasks like object classification (“tagging”) account for only two percent for AI.
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