Unfortunately, platforms like Uber and Deliveroo want to pretend that their employees are not employees, and that’s where it gets tricky. It’s not a new idea. Agnes...
Speaking ahead of a plenary debate today and a crucial vote this Wednesday (15/09/21), in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, the Socialists and Democrats are calling...
The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament demand that platform workers are recognised as employees with all applicable rights in terms of pay, income taxes...
Speaking ahead of the presentation of the Jongerius/Radtke draft report on Adequate minimum wages in the EU in the employment committee of the European Parliament at 16...
The Socialists and Democrats Group welcomes the European Parliament’s adoption of the ‘New EU-Africa Strategy’ report. This own-initiative report is a response to the...
The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament and the Party of European Socialists jointly welcome today’s Commission proposal for a Council Recommendation to...
“The Covid-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we work. Now, more than one in three European workers are working from home. The pressure to be always ‘on’...
“Digitisation brings many benefits and advantages for employees such as greater flexibility or less commuting. However, there are also pitfalls. The pressure to always be...
“You know that feeling, when you get a work-related text message demanding your attention when you just started cooking. Or when your boss calls while you were in a...