The situation is as follows: the deadline for implementing the Platform Work Directive is exactly one month away. Yet, for months, everything has been at a standstill. On the Government Legislation Centre’s website, the last entry regarding the draft bill dates back to August 24. By September 6, the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy had collected feedback from three major trade union confederations.
Two weeks ago, we asked the Ministry for an update on the progress—we received no response. It is possible that work is happening behind the scenes within the ministries, but one thing is certain: the government will miss the deadline. After all, the bill still requires approval from other ministries, government committees, and so on. Then it must be approved by the cabinet, followed by parliamentary debates, committee and subcommittee reviews, votes, the Senate, potentially a return to the Sejm, and finally, the President’s signature. There is absolutely zero chance of meeting a deadline that has been known for TWO YEARS! And this is happening while the Ministry is headed by a representative of The Left—a party that claims to care so deeply about workers’ rights!
Furthermore, the point isn’t just to implement the Directive; it is to implement it in line with its intended purpose—namely, to improve the protection of workers’ rights.
And if you are prone to *schadenfreude*, here is a small consolation: so far, only one European Union country—Slovakia—has implemented the Directive. But does this change anything regarding the daily exploitation to which almost everyone has turned a blind eye? #central_directive
#zentrale_dyrektywa
And besides (as we have already written):
THERE IS 1 MONTH LEFT TO IMPLEMENT THE DIRECTIVE ON PLATFORM WORK