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New EU Platform Work Directive Impacts Freelancers and Gig Economy: Here’s What Businesses Need to Know

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The European Union took a big step last year towards regulating digital labor platforms – and member states will need to adopt the new directive before the end of 2026. The directive seeks to curb worker misclassification,...more

Ius Laboris

Agreement reached on EU Platform Work Directive

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In recent years, platforms have developed rapidly. The services offered through platforms, such as delivering food or arranging a ride, are eagerly and frequently used....more

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Social Elections 2024: Who are the leading personnel in a company and why is this concept important?

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Why it is crucial to correctly identify the leading personnel in a company. Members of a company’s leading personnel (leidinggevend personeel/personnel de direction) cannot be put forward as candidates during the social...more

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Working together: EC guidelines on application of competition law to collective bargaining

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The European Commission has adopted guidelines addressing the application of EU competition law to the "solo self-employed". The guidelines clarify situations in which certain self-employed individuals may work collectively...more

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European Union Proposal Presumes Platform Workers Are Employees

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Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, platform workers have played an increasingly significant role in the global economy, which prompted the European Commission to propose a set of measures meant to improve their...more

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Platform workers: The European Commission proposes a presumption of employment

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On 9 December 2021, the European Commission presented a proposal for a directive aimed at harmonizing the legal status of platform workers in the European Union, in particular by establishing a presumption of salaried status....more

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European Commission Invites Comments regarding Collective Bargaining for the Self-Employed

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The European Commission is seeking feedback on introducing regulations or guidance to ensure that EU competition law rules do not prevent self-employed workers from collectively bargaining. On 6 January 2020, the European...more

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