The member states of the EU Council formally adopted the Platform Work directive in Brussels on March 11, 2024.
Under the ratified rules, gig workers could be classified as employees if they can demonstrate at a national level that the company exerts "control and decision" over their activities.
This classification would grant workers access to benefits like social security and healthcare.
The burden of proof now falls on companies to demonstrate that their gig workers are not employees.
The draft rules ban the use of automated monitoring or decision-making systems.
The European Parliament will now vote on the agreement next month before it can become law.
Once approved, member states will have two years to transpose the legislation into national law.
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