Activities of Marian HARKIN related to 2017/2003(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a European agenda for the collaborative economy
Amendments (8)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the flexibility and ease of entry inherent in platform economy models can provide employment opportunities for groups traditionally excluded from the labour market in particular women, young people and migrants and in areas predominantly impacted by high unemployment such as disadvantaged or rural areas;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas access to high speed broadband is essential to participate in the platform economy and a lack of broadband provision potentially excludes groups such as older persons or those living in rural areas and outermost regions from benefiting from new opportunities;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for a clear distinction between ‘'professional’' and ‘'non- professional’' platforms and to recognise activities in the platform economy that are properly categorised as ‘'work’'; In this regard encourages Member States to establish minimum thresholds to differentiate between occasional peer-to- peer activity and professional service provision;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a framework directive on working conditions in the platform economy in order to encourage innovation and sustainable growth while guaranteeing the legal situation of platform workers and to ensure that all platform workers have the same social and employment rights and health and safety protection as workers in the traditional economy;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for more reliable data on jobs and working conditions in the platform economy and for the adjustment of related policies to create a level playing field between the platform and traditional economies; in this regard believes this data should include the employment status and history of platform workers, interviews with platform workers as well as platform collected data and that metrics should be developed which take into account job quality, income stability and work-life balance;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for EU standards on transparency and disclosure obligations for platform operators in order to monitor tax payments, social security contributions and practices regarding the rating of work on platforms; believes that Member States should facilitate platform workers in their self-reporting obligations with simplified tax declarations for platform work and should work with online platforms to communicate annual worker income via recorded electronic transactions to help combat tax evasion and undeclared work;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes the potential for unfair practices regarding work rating mechanisms, such as account deactivation or search result relegation by platforms based on an arbitrary number of negative client reviews, which may not necessarily reflect work quality and which cannot be challenged which impact on workers' ability to obtain jobs; believes platforms should notify and provide an arbitration process for platform workers before taking such action as a result of ratings scores;
Amendment 148 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that constant accessibility represents a serious health and safety risk in the platform economy; advocates the establishment of a ‘right to log off’ without impacting on platform workers' ratings.