digital platforms

France leads charge to rewrite platform workers’ rulebook

Submitted by pmassetti on Fri, 01/12/2024 - 15:58

Euractiv (12.01.2024) Last month, a coalition of EU countries blocked the provisional agreement on the Platform Workers Directive. But while the Belgian EU Council presidency wants to use the political deal as the starting point for future discussion, Paris wants a more comprehensive file reshaping.

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european union
Digital plateform workers
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Biden administration to unveil contractor rule that could upend gig economy

Submitted by pmassetti on Tue, 01/09/2024 - 11:06

Reuters (08.01.2024) The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden will release a final rule as soon as this week that will make it more difficult for companies to treat workers as independent contractors rather than employees that typically cost a company more, an administration official said. The U.S. Department of Labor rule, which was first proposed in 2022 and is likely to face legal challenges, will require that workers be considered employees entitled to more benefits and legal protections than contractors when they are "economically dependent" on a company.

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United States
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Difficult-to-cover groups
Digital plateform workers
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Social Insurance for Gig Workers: Insights from a Discrete Choice Experiment in Malaysia

Submitted by pmassetti on Thu, 01/04/2024 - 15:53

worldbank.org (14.12.2023) The rise of “gig” or digital platform work globally has led to both enthusiasm for its potential to create lucrative employment for large numbers of people, as well as concern about its implications for worker protection that is often provided in more standard employment. While gig work platforms may not be akin to employers in standard work relationships, arrangements that do not obligate them to provide worker protection and social insurance contributions may leave several platform workers unprotected against a range of risks.

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malaysia
Digital plateform workers

An unfinished task? Matching the Platform Work Directive with the EU and international "social acquis"

Submitted by pmassetti on Thu, 12/21/2023 - 15:58

ILO Working paper 101 (20.12.2023) This paper seeks to explore the key emerging regulatory dimensions of platform work. It contextualizes the challenges associated with platform work as an expression of the consolidated features that, in the past decades, have been transforming the labour market: non-standardization and the deregulation of employment relationships.

Digital plateform workers

EU lawmakers nail down rules for platform workers

Submitted by pmassetti on Fri, 12/15/2023 - 14:49

 EURACTIV.com (13.12.2023) The Platform Workers Directive is a bill to regulate the gig economy and ensure that workers of digital platforms like Deliveroo and Uber have the correct contractual status based on their treatment and working conditions. According to the European Commission, almost one in five platform workers ought to be reclassified from self-employed to full-time employees. The Directive intends to establish a harmonised mechanism to assess and operate contractual changes across the bloc.

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Europe
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EU: Rights for platform workers: Council and Parliament strike deal

Submitted by pmassetti on Thu, 12/14/2023 - 15:48

consilium.europa.eu (13.12.2023)The Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on a proposed directive to improve working conditions for platform workers. In the event that the deal struck today is confirmed by both institutions before going through the formal adoption procedure, it will help millions of them gain access to employment rights.

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european union
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Gig work is getting less profitable

Submitted by pmassetti on Mon, 12/11/2023 - 15:35

businessinsider.com (10.12.2023) Americans are flocking to the gig economy for extra cash — but it's not working out for all of them. While it's unclear how many people work as delivery drivers, babysitters, resellers, freelance writers, or one of many other gig jobs, experts told Business Insider that the number is growing — and that there's no sign of it slowing down. While these workers are likely happy to have extra income in their bank accounts, the gig economy might not be the solution to people's finances that some think it is.

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United States
Digital plateform workers
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Digital labour platforms and national employment policies in China: Studying the case of food delivery platforms

Submitted by pmassetti on Mon, 12/11/2023 - 15:18

ILO Working paper (Dec 2023) This paper takes food-delivery platforms as a case study in China to examine the impact of digital labour platforms on employment and presents findings in employment structure, employment relations, working conditions, wages, protection of workers and social insurance in the food-delivery sector.

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china
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The platform economy and transformations in the world of work: The case of delivery platform workers in Santiago, Chile

Submitted by pmassetti on Tue, 12/05/2023 - 16:30

ILO Working paper (05.12.2023) This paper examines the experiences of delivery workers on digital labor platforms in Chile and analyses the implications of the platform business model. It highlights challenges in working conditions and algorithmic management practices, which are crucial to address for ensuring decent work, as Chile moves towards implementing a new law to regulate platform work.

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chile
Digital plateform workers

UK: Be warned: Deliveroo’s victory over its riders shows just how vulnerable British workers are

Submitted by pmassetti on Fri, 11/24/2023 - 14:36

The Guardian (23.11.2023) On Tuesday, the supreme court ruled unanimously that Deliveroo riders are self-employed and do not have a right to collective bargaining. After seven years of legal battles, a case brought by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) that began in Camden and Kentish Town, north London, finally reached the end of the road. For Deliveroo, the result is a substantial victory. The decision means the company is protected from the need to collectively bargain with a union over fundamental issues such as the lack of a guaranteed minimum wage.

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united kingdom
Digital plateform workers
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