Activities of Dominique BILDE related to 2019/2186(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform workers - New forms of employment linked to digital development (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform workers – new forms of employment linked to digital development
Amendments (12)
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas some platforms profit from low-cost labour, even letting irregular migrants use a large number of accounts and causing social dumping and unfair competition vis-à-vis other businesses;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Member States have developed different approaches, leading to fragmented rules and initiatives; whereas there is a need for European level action to overcome the resulting legal uncertainty and improve platform workers’ rights;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas many European countries are reacting and courts are ruling in favour of a large number of platform workers whose self-employed status does not reflect reality, and whereas a relationship of subordination is gradually being recognised, effectively forcing platforms to gradually reclassify contracts;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the meaning of the terms ‘worker’ and ‘self-employed’ are not uniformly defined in all Member States, but that the EU does not have the right to interfere in what are complex labour codes in each Member State; notes that the boundary between these two terms is less clear for new forms of work, and that some workers are at risk of being misclassified;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that reclassification of contracts must be encouraged in view of the obligations for businesses that are laid down in each Member State;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that this legal uncertainty must be urgently addressede Member States should urgently address this legal uncertainty, while acknowledging that it cannot be easily solved by a one-size-fits-allEuropean approach; believes that any proposal must recognise the heterogeneity of platforms and of platform workers, and take into account the current digital labour platforms model, where some platform workers are genuinely self-employed and wish to remain so;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to better combat bogus self-employment by means of a directive, so as to cover platform workers which are fulfilling the conditions characteristic of an employment relationship based on the actual performance of work, and not on the parties’ description of the relationship; is of the opinion that special attention should be given to digital labour platforms that strongly organise conditions and remuneration of online and on-location platform work, which could be used as guidance for determining the degree of responsibility of platforms towards platform workers;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Calls on the Commission, when exploring ways to improve working conditionMember States to:
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that some platform workers may be subject to increased health and safety risks; is of the opinion that the Commission proposal mustMember States should address the occupational health and safety of platform workers as well as establish minimum requirements to enable them exercise a right to disconnect without any adverse consequences;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises that freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining are fundamental rights for all workers, and believes a directive on platform workerthat Member States regulating the framework within which platform workers carry out their activities should ensure that these rights are effective and enforced; notes the potential for imbalanced relationships between digital labour platforms and workers, who may lack the individual bargaining power to negotiate their terms and conditions; notes further that there are also practical issues such as a lack of common means of communication and opportunities to meet online or in person, which can prevent collective representation in practice; calls on the Commission to address such impediments in its proposal; stresses the need for platform workers and platforms to be properly represented in order to facilitate social dialogue;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises that freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining are fundamental rights for all workers, and believes a directive on platform workers should ensure that these rights are effective and enforced; notes the potential for imbalanced relationships between digital labour platforms and workers, who may lack the individual bargaining power to negotiate their terms and conditions; notes further that there are also practical issues such as a lack of common means of communication and opportunities to meet online or in person, which can prevent collective representation in practice; calls on the Commission to address such impediments in its proposal; stresses the need for platform workers and platforms to be properly represented in order to facilitate social dialogue;