Can correct classification of platform companies and people working via digital labour platforms be an instrument to improve working conditions and social protection? As a core element of its recent proposal for a Directive on improving working conditions in platform work , the European Commission proposes a presumption of an employment relationship based on a set of criteria to be assessed at the national level. The World Employment Confederation-Europe and its French national federation Prism’emploi will discuss this, from the perspective of the private employment services industry and various European and French stakeholders.

In December 2021, the European Commission presented a proposal for a Directive on working conditions for people working via digital labour platforms. As a core element, the European Commission proposes a presumption of an employment relationship based on a set of criteria to be assessed at the national level.

Can correct classification be the instrument to improve working conditions and social protection for people working via digital labour platforms? The World Employment Confederation-Europe and its French national federation, Prism’emploi organise an online event on February 17th, 2022 to discuss this, from the perspective of the private employment services industry and various EU stakeholders. In the context of the French Presidency of the Council of the EU, the event will also bring in the experience of French stakeholders.

The event will be held via Zoom with interpretation from and into English and French.

Programme

10:00 AM -12:00 PM CET

Opening

• Herman Nijns, President, World Employment Confederation-Europe

Setting the scene

• Max Uebe, Head of Unit Future of Work, DG Employment, European Commission

Panel debate

• Rebekah Smith, Deputy Director Social Affairs, BusinessEurope
• Isabelle Eynaud-Chevalier, Director General, Prism’emploi
• Willem Pieter de Groen,  Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies
• Eric Didier, CEO, Comet

Closing remarks

• Clément Beaune, Ministry for European Affairs, French Presidency of the Council of the European Union

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Interested participants are requested to sign up by 15 February on the dedicated registration page.