In Strasbourg, the European Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the Platform Work Directive. The European Parliament and member states must still approve the agreement. "We hope that this can be a first step towards better protection of platform workers".
Digital platform work is a relatively new form of employment in which an online platform, such as a website or app, links a customer's service request with the provision of paid work by an individual.
The Platform Work Directive targets cases of misclassification of platform workers and facilitates their reclassification as workers, giving them easier access to their rights as workers under EU law.
The agreement also includes provisions to protect platform workers' data and increase transparency on using algorithms for decision-making in the workplace.
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