Platform workers: automatic reclassification of self-employed into employees needs to be avoided!

While the European Parliament is preparing its internal compromise amendments within the EMPL committee, and the Council prepares itself to issue its general approach, HOTREC continues actively passing on its main messages to the co-legislators.

HOTREC’s main priorities include:

  • Restrict the scope of the Directive to digital labour platforms and clearly leave other businesses out of the scope, and
  • Establish enough well-tailored criteria for classifying a collaborator as an employee – the automatic assumption that all collaborators are employees is excessive and disconnected from business reality.

The proposal might affect the hospitality sector in an unproportionate way: the number of self-employed willing to work on platforms might decrease. This situation might lead to fewer people dedicating their time to work in food delivery services or cleaning platforms, and therefore, to less people working in activities related to the hospitality sector.

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29/11/2023    
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Draft Agenda for ExCom Meeting on Wednesday, 29 November 2023 Hotel Sofitel Jourdan, Brussels - Meeting Room Roy Jenkins Welcome by the President Antitrust Statement and [...]
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On 1 December 2023, HOTREC will organise a members-only discussion on Google's plans under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The discussion will take place online [...]
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We would like to kindly remind you about the online webinar taking place on 5 December 2023 on the Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) for Hotel accommodation services.
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