17/09/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 14 September, SMEunited, which represents the interests of SMEs, reaffirmed its opposition to the presentation of a directive to regulate working conditions on digital platforms, in its response to the second stage consultation on a European Commission initiative. There are many reasons for this: - the landscape of digital platforms is very diverse; - there are European legislative acts that apply to platforms (Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions, legislation on artificial intelligence); - if a worker is wrongly categorised, a decision must be made on a national level, as the definition of “worker” is country-specific. On Thursday 16 September, the European Parliament made a strong call for a directive. An initiative is expected to be presented on 8 December (see EUROPE 12792/27). To view SMEunited’s response: https://bit.ly/3koXhkl (PH)