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Europe inches closer to insisting gig workers are treated as employees / If it looks like a job, and is supervised like a job, it'll be classified as a job (www.theregister.com)
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Europe inches closer to insisting gig workers are treated as employees / If it looks like a job, and is supervised like a job, it'll be classified as a job::If it looks like a job, and is supervised like a job, it'll be classified as a job

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The directive [PDF], which still needs to be adopted by EU member states, provides guidance on how to determine the employment status of those working for digital platforms, and constrains the use of algorithmic systems for worker management.

The agreement also requires human decision making when employers dismiss staff or suspend their access to platforms, to prevent the unchecked use of algorithmic personnel management.

The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) hailed the provisional agreement, while warning that the text waits final edits and implementation.

"We still need to scrutinize the final text of this agreement closely, but what is clear is that there is a genuine attempt to address the grave problems that working people face," declared ETUC confederal secretary Ludovic Voet in a statement.

In the US, digital platform companies have been largely successful in preserving their ability to classify workers as independent contractors.

In California, for example, DoorDash, Lyft, and Uber waged a successful ballot measure campaign and subsequent court battle to convince voters to support their labor practices.

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