9 Amendments of Dominique MARTIN related to 2017/2003(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Commission communication entitled ‘A European Agenda for the collaborative economy’ stresses the increasing significance of the platform economy and its impact on economic and employment policies, leading to a change which is already predictable and not under control, to the disadvantage of participants in the traditional economy;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the deregulation policies pursued by the EU in the past 50 years, in conjunction with this new type of economy, make it difficult to protect traditional economic activities, which are at the mercy of unfair competition and ultra-liberalism;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. States that all workers in the platform economy are either employed or self-employed based on the primacy of facts; recalls in this context that the Court of Justice has defined the concept of ‘worker’ on the basis of an employment relationship characterised by certain criteria such as subordination, remuneration and the nature of work and a proper employment contract or cooperation agreement;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on Member States to combat the growing job insecurity arising from the collaborative economy, in order to give workers secure employment;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a framework directivSuggests that Member States legislate on working conditions in the platform economy in order to guarantee the legal situation of platform workers, who are often managed by multinational undertakings and by businesses based outside Europe, and to ensure that all platform workers have the same social and employment rights and health and safety protection as workers in the traditional economy, and recalls that labour law remains a prerogative of the Member States;
Amendment 79 #
4. Underlines the urgent need to ensure adequate social security for self- employed workers, who are key players in the digital labour market, and stresses that only Member States can meet that need rapidly; stresses that freedom of association and collective action are fundamental rights which must apply to all workers;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for more reliable data on jobs and working conditions in the platform economy and for the adjustment of related policies to create a level playing fieldbring about a necessary rebalancing between the platform and traditional economies;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for EU standards on transparency and disclosure obligations for platform operators in orderto be set by Member States so that those operators cease to evade national legislation with the sole aim of increasing their profits. These standards should make it possible to monitor tax payments, social security contributions and practices regarding the rating of work on platforms;
Amendment 147 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that constant accessibility represents a serious health and safety risk in the platform economy; advocates the establishment of a ‘right to log off’, as defined by each Member State.