7 Dec 2024
The #PlatformWorkDirective is here and the clock is ticking for states to implement it. But will everything go smoothly?
In this commentary, Pedro Mendonça (@PedMendo) and I offer our view. socialeurope.eu/eu-pushes-to…
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⚖️ The #PlatformWorkDirective has now been officially adopted
⏳ Member States have two years to transpose it into national law
💡 ETUI senior researcher @silviarainone explains the myths that digital labour platforms promoted, and why it was crucial to regulate them
🎙️ Listen to the full etui.podcast episode here 🔗 etui.org/Z2G
📑 Read Silvia's policy brief, co-authored with @_aloisi, 'The EU Platform Work Directive: What’s new, what’s missing, what’s next?', here 🔗 etui.org/Z2p
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24 Oct 2024
Following the "Computer in command" event with @WorkersGroupEESC, FEPS' Policy Analyst on Digital @gerardoosterwyk discusses the impact of the #PlatformWorkDirective & developments on algorithmic management on worker's rights in @Euractiv
The article also discusses the findings of two pan-Nordic policy studies from the "Digital Programme: Algorithms in the Workplace" by FEPS, Nordic partners & trade unions
📕Read the article:
euractiv.com/section/economy…
24 Oct 2024
Algorithmic Management reshapes workplaces. As @FEPS_Europe we found 76% of workers already experience AM, leading to less autonomy, higher workload, stress & insecurity. Solutions can be co-determination & extending rules Platform Work Directive.@Euractiv
euractiv.com/section/economy…
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16 Oct 2024
"This week the EU Council has adopted the #PlatformWorkDirective!
It does not cover all the issues or the biggest part of our economy, but it was a tough fight to get this directive approved.
It was right to start with platform work. Legislation on this issue was absolutely urgent."
Commissioner for Jobs & #SocialRights @NicolasSchmitEU speaking at the "Computer in command" by FEPS and @WorkersEESC
👉bit.ly/ComputerInCommandEESC
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16 Oct 2024
🔴Live at the EESC, join “Computer in command” for a discussion on the impact of AI & algorithmic management & potential EU policy action for #WorkersRights!
This week, @NicolasSchmitEU's #PlatformWorkDirective proposal was approved by the EU Council. In the new mandate, we must continue the work to protect worker’s rights from the consequences of #AlgorithmicManagement & #AI.
W/ renowned speakers inc.
➡️@NicolasSchmitEU
➡️@brandobenifei
➡️@IsaSchoemann
& more!
Watch the event live 🎦
bit.ly/ComputerInCommandEESC
#AIatWork
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15 Oct 2024
The @EUCouncil has adopted @EU_Social's #PlatformWorkDirective proposal, launched by Commissioner @NicolasSchmitEU!
He will be one of the speakers at tomorrow’s event "Computer in command", together with MEP @brandobenifei, @IsaSchoemann, & many others.
Do the consequences of #AlgorithmicManagement #AI for workers require EU policy action? Join us online or in-person!
🔗bit.ly/ComputerInCommandEESC
14 Oct 2024
Thanks to the *new* platform work directive, gig workers in the EU will benefit from:
☑️more social protection
☑️more labour rights
☑️more transparency over how algorithms manage their work.
I am proud that we delivered on our promise: a strong social Europe that protects.
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14 Oct 2024
The #PlatformWorkDirective was officially adopted today by the @EUCouncil 👏
Looking for a breakdown of what it's all about?
🎙️ @etuc_ces Confederal Secretary @TeaJarc and ETUI Senior Researcher @silviarainone offer exactly that in our latest podcast episode
Listen here 🔗 etui.org/Z8k
📑 And don't miss Silvia's latest ETUI policy brief with co-author @_aloisi, which delves into the legislation to identify 'what's new, what’s missing, what’s next?'
Download it here 🔗 etui.org/Z72
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14 Oct 2024
👩✈️ 🚴♂️ 👩🏻💻 Delivery riders, drivers, babysitters and other workers who get work through an app or a website could soon benefit from better working conditions under new EU rules.
Discover more about the new rules. 👇
#PlatformWork #PlatformWorkDirective #GigEconomy
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📢JUST APPROVED by the @EUCouncil: The #PlatformWorkDirective. Except Germany, all MS voted in favour, "including France, which had been opposing it the whole way until now. This is the last stage in the EU legislative process."👇
14 Oct 2024
The @EUCouncil has adopted new rules to improve working conditions for #PlatformWorkers and increase transparency of algorithms.
#EPSCO
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14 Oct 2024
The Platform Work Directive has been officially approved by the Council of the EU. Except Germany, all member-states voted in favour, including France, which had been opposing it the whole way until now. This is the last stage in the EU legislative process. #PlatformWorkDirective
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'Talking left, voting right: An assessment of far-right voting on socio-economic issues in the European Parliament'
📑 ETUI policy brief by @ggreilinger and @CasMudde
🔗 etui.org/Z7Y
#FarRight #MinimumWageDirective #CSDDD #CorporateTax #QualityTraineeships #PlatformWorkDirective #PayTransparencyDirective #SocialDialogue #WorkersRights
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25 Sep 2024
🎙️ And finally don't miss our latest etui.podcast episode with @TeaJarc & @silviarainone on the #PlatformWorkDirective!
🔗 etui.org/Z8k
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19 Sep 2024
🎙️ New etui.podcast episode just out!
The #PlatformWorkDirective, adopted earlier this year, will soon be entering into force ⚖️
What exactly is in it? What did it take to get it passed? And what could it means for the millions of people working through digital platforms today?
@TeaJarc, @etuc_ces Confederal Secretary, and @silviarainone, ETUI Senior Researcher, bring their respective expertise to the table
Listen here 🔗 etui.org/Z8k
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18 Sep 2024
🗳️ How did #FarRight parties in the @Europarl_EN vote on the Resolution on quality #traineeships in the #EU❓⬇️
🔍 In our latest policy brief, 'Talking left, voting right', @ggreilinger & @CasMudde examine how the far right have really been voting on socioeconomic issues that affect working people - and found that, overall, it remains the case that the far right is clearly unsupportive of #WorkersRights
Read it here 🔗 etui.org/Z7Y
#ETUIinfo
#MinimumWageDirective #CSDDD #CorporateTax #QualityTraineeships #PlatformWorkDirective #PayTransparencyDirective #SocialDialogue
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12 Sep 2024
📢 We have two new publications out on the #PlatformEconomy!
1⃣ First up, we have a policy brief by @silviarainone and @_aloisi which takes a deep dive into the recent ⚖️ #PlatformWorkDirective and argues that its provisions on #AlgorithmicManagement address the limitations of the #EU General Data Protection Regulation #GDPR, which is insufficiently effective at #workplace level
Read it here 🔗 etui.org/Z72
And for number 2⃣...👇
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🗳️ How does the #FarRight really vote on socioeconomic issues❓⬇️
🔍 In our latest policy brief, 'Talking left, voting right', @ggreilinger & @CasMudde examine 8 key votes in the @Europarl_EN that can have a big effect on working people - and found that overall, it remains the case that the far right is clearly unsupportive of #WorkersRights
Read it here 🔗 etui.org/Z7Y
#ETUIinfo
#MinimumWageDirective #CSDDD #CorporateTax #QualityTraineeships #PlatformWorkDirective #PayTransparencyDirective #SocialDialogue
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'Talking left, voting right: An assessment of far-right voting on socio-economic issues in the European Parliament'
📑 ETUI policy brief by @ggreilinger and @CasMudde
🔗 etui.org/Z7Y
#FarRight #MinimumWageDirective #CSDDD #CorporateTax #QualityTraineeships #PlatformWorkDirective #PayTransparencyDirective #SocialDialogue #WorkersRights
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29 Aug 2024
'Talking left, voting right: An assessment of far-right voting on socio-economic issues in the European Parliament'
📑 ETUI policy brief by @ggreilinger and @CasMudde
🔗 etui.org/Z7Y
#FarRight #MinimumWageDirective #CSDDD #CorporateTax #QualityTraineeships #PlatformWorkDirective #PayTransparencyDirective #SocialDialogue #WorkersRights
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26 Aug 2024
#FarRight parties are known to portray themselves as ‘defenders of the #WorkingClass'
However, according to our latest research, far-right parties in the @Europarl_EN have largely voted ❌against❌ key socio-economic initiatives aimed at improving workers' rights & livelihoods
🔍 Read the analysis by @ggreilinger & @CasMudde of voting patterns in the last political term right here 🔗 etui.org/Z7Y
#MinimumWageDirective #CSDDD #CorporateTax #QualityTraineeships #PlatformWorkDirective #PayTransparencyDirective #SocialDialogue
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