Rejecting the draft directive. The European Commission’s proposal to amend the 2002 road transport working time directive was rejected again, on April 28rth, by the European Parliament’s committee on social affairs. 30 MPs voted for (19 against) the rejection amendments introduced by the European left wing (socialists, green party and GUE). The 2002 directive provided that self-employed truck drivers would be included as of march 23, 2009, unless the Commission presented a conflicting report or proposal. Yet, in October 2008, the Commission proposed leaving self-employed drivers outside of the European legislation, thinking that it was enough to improve the definition of mobile workers to avoid an upsurge in bogus self-employed drivers trying to avoid working time rules.
for (19 against) the rejection amendments introduced by the European left wing (socialists, green party and GUE). The 2002 directive provided that self-employed truck drivers would be included as of march 23, 2009, unless the Commission presented a conflicting report or proposal. Yet, in October 2008, the Commission proposed leaving self-employed drivers outside of the European legislation, thinking that it was enough to improve the definition of mobile workers to avoid an upsurge in bogus self-employed drivers trying to avoid working time rules.
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