European Commission reaches political agreement on improving working conditions in platform work

European Commission reaches political agreement on improving working conditions in platform work

On the 9th of December, the European Commission proposed a set of measures to improve the working conditions in platform work and to support the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms in the EU. The new rules set by the Commission aim to ensure that people working through digital labour platforms can enjoy the labour rights and social benefits they are entitled to. It also aims to grant an additional protection as regards the use of algorithmic management (i.e. automated systems that support or replace managerial functions at work). A common set of EU rules will provide increased legal certainty, therefore enabling digital labour platforms to benefit fully from the economic potential of the Single Market and a level playing field. The political agreement on improving the working conditions in platform work, follows the commitment taken by the Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen in her Political Guidelines to improve the labour conditions of platform workers.

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