EU: Belgian presidency proposes to relax the directive on platform workers in bid to break deadlock

The Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU is working hard to unblock the Platform Workers Directive before the end of the current term in office. While the refusal of France and around 10 states has blocked the adoption of the presumption of salaried status for those in bogus self-employment, despite a compromise reached in trilogue talks, Belgium is proposing a new text. This should be submitted for adoption by the member states before further discussions with the European...