On Wednesday 29 August, MEPs on the European Parliament’s employment and social affairs committee (EMPL) held a long debate on defining the term ‘worker’ and, to a lesser extent, ‘employer’ in the framework of the directive on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union.
Reacting to the tension over defining the term ‘worker', rapporteur Enrique Calvet Chambon (ALDE, Spain) made a suggestion during his intervention. Rather than seeking a definition of...