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The Federal Ministry of Labour presented the key points of a social regulation project “Fair Work in the Platform Economy”. It wants to ensure that the self-employed, who increasingly offer their services via online platforms, are protected by social security and labour rights.
The Ministry wants:
- to integrate platform workers into the statutory pension scheme and make the platforms participate in contributions
- to improve coverage by the accident at work insurance scheme
- to give workers the opportunity to organise and jointly negotiate working conditions with the platforms
- to introduce a reversal of the burden of proof in processes aimed at reclassifying their employment relationship as salaried employment
- to provide for the portability of worker assessments from one platform to another
- to set minimum notice periods in the event of termination of the employment relationship, which would depend on seniority in the service of the platform
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