Il Environmental Council DealThe European Union Definitely approved of the so-called “Rider’s Guide”which actually affects all the workers it manages. App e Digital platforms. On 11 March 2024, the Council ratified an initial agreement reached with member states, with the exception of Germany, aimed at improving workers’ conditions. This is the first time that an employment-based working system has been organised. Algorithm.
Timing
The Rider Directive will now be signed. To advise And from European Parliamentthen it shall take effect upon publication. Official Gazette DealUe. i Individual states There will be members. 2 years Time to adapt your legislation to the community’s cues.
According to the 2021 census, there is a possibility of change. 28 million workers In the European Union, more than 500 digital work platforms are engaged. This number is estimated to reach 43 million by 2025.
What changes?
As the council wrote in a note, the guidelines will make the use of the algorithm more transparent. Human Resource ManagementEnsuring that there are automated systems. Supervised And personal EligibleEspecially for decisions that have a significant impact on workers’ lives and careers, which will have ramifications. Right to dispute Automated Decisions No one will ever be fired or logged out by an automated system again. Riders and other workers on digital platforms can no longer be asked to waive their rights to comfort and efficiency with impunity.
Among the key issues EU states will have to address is the fact that the multinational companies that own the apps treat them like workers. Independent The VAT piece is registered with working wages (so without hourly wages), no rights to holidays, sickness, maternity leave, severance pay, increase in seniority and protection in case of unfair dismissal. And without a minimum guaranteed rest between one shift and the next.
In the absence of specific legislation in Italy, the courts and the Supreme Court have established that employment legislation must apply to riders.
Protection of privacy
Such rules have also been introduced in the directive. Protect data more tightly. Digital platform workers. Employers will be prohibited from processing certain types of personal information, such as information about emotional or psychological state as well as personal beliefs. This is a partial confirmation for the Italian legislation.
Ride like a professional athlete.
Months ago, a union complaint against a leading food delivery platform caused a stir. There CGIL reported a case of “sanctions equivalent to a 3-hour fine” received by “a worker who uses a muscle bike”: for a delivery “that covers a distance of 6.4 km, the algorithm predicted an average travel speed between traffic and, with all road activity contingencies, equal to 26.3 km/h, the average was not much lower than allowed. Tadej Pogačar to win Giro d’Italia 2024“Soon all of this will not be allowed.
