13 Amendments of Jordi CAÑAS related to 2019/2186(INI)
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas platform work has also raised concerns about precariousness or poor working conditions, lack of access to adequate social protection, fragmentedunderemployment, skill mismatch and lack of career advancement, lack of access to adequate social protection, lack of a reliable dispute resolution mechanism, fragmented, unpredictable and unstable income and work schedules, and a lack of occupational health and safety measures, especially for lower-skilled on-location platform workers and workers performing micro-tasks, as highlighted during the COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 2 a (new)
– assess the impact of labour market monopsony on workers' earnings;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 3 a (new)
– anticipate and address the potential impact of the geographical relocation of online platform work to non- EU lower-income countries on the labour force, wages and social security systems of EU Member States;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that platform workers should be given clear information on whether the tasks they will be performing may be psychologically stressful or damaging and should receive access to counselling or support paid for by the platform in those cases; believes that all platform workers should receive compensation in case of work accidents and occupational diseases, and be offered sickness and invalidity insurance coverage; welcomes, in this respect, the initiatives of some platforms to provide insurance as well as occupational health and safety measures;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls in particular the importance of extending social protection rights to self-employed platform workers, including people transitioning from one status to another or who have both statuses, for schemes covering maternity and equivalent parental benefits, and unemployment, sickness, healthcare and old-age benefits; stresses that platform workers face unique challenges in satisfying eligibility requirements and accumulating social security allowances, which in turn impacts the financial stability and solidarity of social security systems;
Amendment 268 #
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; considers that platform workers are particularly exposed to psycho-social risks stemming from the lack of face-to-face contact with colleagues and isolation2a; 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; __________________ 2aSmith R, Leberstein S. (2015), Rights on Demand: Ensuring Workplace Standards and Worker Security in the On- Demand Economy. New York, NY: NELP.
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Invites the Commission to reflect on whether and how a platform worker can move clients off the platform in case of changes to its terms of service;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Strongly believes that the directive should foresee communication processes that ensure that platform operators respond to worker communications substantively and promptly;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that basic training must be provided to platform workers by the platform at least on the use of their website or the application; as well as on applicable taxes, cross-border arrangements, business registration and social welfare implications and on dispute resolution mechanisms4a; believes further that platform workers, in particular less qualified workers, should be offered training enabling skilling and re-skilling to improve their employability and career paths; calls for the facilitation of the recognition, validation and portability of attainments in the field of non-formal and informal learning; believes in this regard that a ‘certificate of experience’ should be issued for platform workers who have participated in such training, which could be uploaded on individual learning accounts; __________________ 4aAdapted from Cedefop (2020). Developing and matching skills in the online platform economy: findings on new forms of digital work and learning from Cedefop’s CrowdLearn study. Luxembourg: Publications Office. Cedefop reference series; No 116.
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that platform workers should be entitled to transparent, non- discriminatory and ethical algorithms; notes that algorithmic management decisions should be subject to checks by human beings who should remain legally responsible for the decision and the outcomes; believes that algorithm transparency should apply to task distribution, ratings and interactions, while respecting trade secrets, and that an intelligible explanation of the functioning of the algorithm on the way tasks are assigned, ratings are granted, the deactivation procedure and pricing should always be provided, as well as information in a clear and up-to-date manner on any significant changes to the algorithm; is of the opinion that ethical algorithm implies that all decisions are contestable and reversible, and that incentive practices or exceptional bonuses in particular should not lead to risky behaviours; is convinced that non-discriminatory algorithms are those which prevent gender and other social biases;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Believes that workers should be informed of client reviews; stresses that workers should have the right to contest non-payment and to have that contestation reviewed by a platform employee;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that all online platforms must ensure full compliance with EU non- discrimination and data protection law; believes further that platform workers should have access to all personal data concerning their own activities as provided in Article 20 of the GDPR, understand how their personal information is processed, and have the right to export their ratings; believes that the possibility of a portable worker skills, client feedback and reputation ratings certificate, recognised between similar platforms, should be explored; considers that measures should be put in place to prevent ratings from impacting working time;