European Commission Launches Proposals To Improve The Working Conditions In Platform Work: The Application Of Competition Law In This Sector
Published date | 18 February 2022 |
Subject Matter | nti-trust/Competition Law, Antitrust, EU Competition |
Law Firm | Bird & Bird |
Author | Mr Jose Rivas and Miguel Orellana |
Article Summary
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On 9 December 2021, the European Commission proposed a package of measures to improve the working conditions of people working through digital labour platforms and to support the sustainable growth of such platforms in the European Union ("EU").
According to the Commission, the set of measures are designed to ensure that platform workers can enjoy the labour rights and social benefits they are entitled to, as well as providing legal certainty and enabling digital labour platforms to benefit from the economic potential of the Single Market and a level playing field.
The package launched by the Commission is composed of:
- A communication setting out the EU approach and measures on platform work;
- A proposal for a Directive on improving the working conditions in platform work; and
- Draft Guidelines clarifying the application of EU Competition law to collective agreements of solo self-employed people related to the improvement of their working conditions (the "draft Guidelines").
Digitalisation of the production process and the rise of the online platform economy in recent years have produced fundamental changes in the labour market.
As a result, self-employment in the EU has grown substantially in these sectors. These developments, on the one hand, have increased the flexibility and accessibility of the labour market and, on the...
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