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Saatja: EPRS-LinkingLevels <[email protected]> Saadetud: 29.07.2021 19:40 Adressaat: SM Info <[email protected]> Teema: Request for Estonian input on improving the working conditions of platform workers Manused: Synthesis on platform workers - guiding questions.pdf Dear Sir/Madam, In the European Parliamentary Research Service, last year we started a new publication series of ‘pre-legislative syntheses’ for Members of the European Parliament. In these briefings, we review and highlight relevant input from governmental organisations on the local, regional, national and European levels. In this framework, we are currently working on the EU policy initiative on improving the working conditions of platform workers that the European Commission plans to put forward in the fourth quarter of 2021. More specifically, we would be interested in elements related to the following points:  general objectives and scope of the platform workers initiative  employment status of platform workers  working conditions, including health and safety  access to adequate social protection  access to collective representation  access to training and professional opportunities Should you need more details, you will find attached some guiding questions. We would very much appreciate if you can send us input from your ministry on this topic and its above mentioned points. We are looking for any documents that your ministry or another governmental organisation has produced in the past years. This could include research papers, briefings, minutes, press statements, speeches, etc. We will mention (and potentially link) the relevant contributions in our briefing, which we plan to publish ahead of the Commission’s proposal, later this year. Should you think of other colleagues, which we could contact to discuss this subject more in detail and together identify potential inputs, we would appreciate if you could send us their names and contact details. Feel free also to forward this email on to colleagues in other organisations that may want to send us their input. We remain at your disposal for further information and clarifications. We thank you already very much in advance for considering this request and for any input you may wish to share. Best regards, Monika Kiss, Yann-Sven Rittelmeyer and Eleonora Di Franco Linking the Levels Unit European Parliamentary Research Service EPRS | European Parliamentary Research Service Linking the Levels Unit Pre-legislative synthesis on improving the working conditions of platform workers Guiding questions 1. What is the employment status of platform workers in your national legislation?  Are they considered as employees or self-employed workers?  Are they protected against unemployment?  Is their status well defined in your pension system? 2. Are the working conditions of platform workers (for instance working hours, rest time, minimum wage, right to annual leave, notice period) enshrined in your labour regulation? 3. What kind of social rights do platform workers have in your country (for instance the right to payed sick leave, parental leave, leave for childcare)? 4. Do platform workers in your area have the right and the opportunities for professional development and training? 5. Do platform workers in your area have any representation or advisory services (for instance trade unions)? 6. Are there legislative problems or gaps in any of the above mentioned areas that need to be resolved? Are there local/regional initiatives to remedy to these problems? 7. Are there specific problems that platform workers have to face in your area (e.g. due to geographical or economic particularities)? 8. Do you think that an EU-level approach would be useful in order to resolve the problems of platform workers, or do you think that these problems have to be tackled at a national or sub- national level?  If you consider both approaches as useful, what would be in your opinion the best division of competences/the best "role allocation"? 1