On 19 November the framework law on mobility was definitively adopted. This piece of structuring legislation seeks especially to develop new mobility solutions and reduce the environmental footprint. However it also contains provisions aiming to regulate digital work platforms by safeguarding certain rights for platform workers. Platforms seeking to take anticipatory action against the risk of seeing work relationships with independent workers operating from platforms transition to employment contracts should put a charter in place that intends for rules safeguarding the non-exclusive nature of the work relationship, and arrangements that can ensure decent income levels and that can both anticipate occupational risks and develop occupational competences. Such a charter also represents a first building block towards collective representation for platform workers.
New transparency requirements for digital platforms. The new legislation intends for digital platforms to be required to inform couriers and drivers prior to each time they carry out a service as to the distance required to be covered and the minimum price being guaranteed (after commission fees are deducted). Workers will have the right refuse to carry out the service without penalty. Digital platforms cannot terminate contractual relationships that link workers with any refusals to carry out
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