Academic literature on the topic 'The directive 2008/104/EC on Temporary agency work'

REGULATIONS FOR EQUAL TREATMENT AND PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION IN TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTSummaryThe article discusses the legislation on equal treatment and non-discrimination in temporary employment in the light of the requirements of the Directive of the European Parliament and the European Council 2008/104/EC of 19 November 2008 on temporary agency work. The author recalls the legislative process related to the adoption of the Directive, in particular the legal discrepancies between the social partners and between EU countries, and analyses the content of the Directive. He then presents the provisions of the Polish labour law on equal treatment and non-discrimination. The main part of the article is devoted to a discussion of the adaptation of the legal norms on equal treatment and non-discrimination in the Act of 9 July 2003 on the employment of temporary workers and other legal acts regulating this matter to the recommendations set out in this Directive. The author analyses the current level of compliance of the Polish legislation with the requirements of the EU Directive, presents controversies in the literature, and makes recommendations de lege ferenda.

Although platform work has been studied by many labour law researchers, mainly the unclear labour law status of platform workers as well as possible new avenues to ensure their protection have been discussed. However, platform work is similar to already-regulated atypical work arrangements and the possibilities of the application of these regulations needs to be analysed. The aim of this article is to analyse the applicability of the Fixed-Term Work Directive (1999/70/EC (FTWD)) to platform workers. The question of whether platform work can be regarded as fixed-term employment according to the FTWD is analysed, and also whether the measures to prevent the abuse of successive fixed-term contracts ensure that platform workers avoid being placed in a precarious position. In the example of four platforms (Uber, Deliveroo, TaskRabbit and Amazon Mechanical Turk), it is argued that many platform workers can be regarded as fixed-term workers for the purposes of the FTWD. The existence of a bilateral fixed-term employment relationship between the platform and the worker can be detected in the case of platforms providing transportation and food delivery services. A bilateral relationship also forms between the client and the worker in the case of platforms providing universal services. In the case of crowdwork, a tripartite temporary agency work relationship forms between the platform, the worker and the user, and the Temporary Agency Work Directive (2008/104/EC), rather than the FTWD, should be applied. The measures foreseen in the FTWD to prevent the abuse of successive fixed-term contracts effectively protect platform workers. Nevertheless, if the Member State only restricts the total period of successive contracts, their working conditions are not improved.

In the directive 2008/104/EC on Temporary agency work there is a regulation concerning that there shouldn’t be any restrictions or prohibitions in national legislation if it can not be attributed to the public interest. According to that the purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the Swedish law about reemployment in 25 § LAS is a restriction for temporary work agencies, it’s role on the labor market and also to investigate what consequences a restriction can have from a diversity perspective. To fulfill the purpose I have been using a legal dogmatic method based on determination of the current law. I have by the legal research determined that reemployment is not a restriction for temporary work agencies. The Swedish Labor Court has established this through inter alia two judgments about hiring temporary employees while workers still had their rights to reemployment. Both of the judgments indicate that it is today permitted when the purpose not is to circumvent the law. In cases where the employer's purpose is to circumvent the law it can be seen as a limitation of temporary work agencies since the law does not allow this. I note that such procedure can be attributed to the public interest and that the legal regulation in Sweden works. The investigation highlighted 38 § MBL as a form of a limitation on temporary agencies as employers are forced to primary negotiation before they hire agency staff and hence this legal regulation abolished. The industry of temporary work agency is an important part of the Swedish labor market because of its over-representation of young workers and immigrants who contributes with diversity but it is also important because it is considered as promoting flexibility. Restrictions and prohibitions in Swedish law could result in difficulties for the industry of temporary agency work to play a role in the labor market while vulnerable groups could lose its way in to the labor market. Keywords: Temporary work agency, the directive 2008/104/EC on Temporary agency work, restrictions and prohibitions, reemployment.<br>I direktiv 2008/104/EG, bemanningsdirektivet, finns en reglering angående att det inte får finnas begränsningar eller förbud i nationell lagstiftning om det inte kan hänföras till allmänintresset. Syftet med uppsatsen är således att utreda om Sveriges företrädesrätt till återanställning utgör en begränsning för bemanningsföretagen och deras uthyrning av arbetskraft, deras betydelse på arbetsmarknaden och vidare vad begränsningar kan leda till utifrån ett mångfaldsperspektiv. För att uppfylla syftet har en rättdogmatisk metod använts med utgångspunkt i att fastställa gällande rätt. Genom rättsutredningen har jag kommit fram till att företrädesrätten inte bör anses utgöra en begränsning för bemanningsföretag. AD har fastställt detta i bl.a. två fall angående inhyrning från bemanningsföretag när arbetstagare fortfarande varit företrädesberättigade sombåda indikerar att inhyrning idag är fullt tillåtet när syftet inte är att kringgå lagen. I de fall där arbetsgivarens syfte är att kringgå lagen kan det ses som en begränsning för bemanningsföretag eftersom inhyrningen för att kringgå lagen inte är tillåten. Jag konstaterar dock att sådana förfarande kan hänföras till allmänintresset vilket är tillåtet enligt bemanningsdirektivet och att lagregleringarna i Sverige därmed fungerar. Genom utredningen uppmärksammades 38 § MBL som en form av en begränsning för bemanningsföretagen då arbetsgivare är tvingade till primär förhandling innan de hyr in personal från ett bemanningsföretag och enligt mig kan det inte hänföras till allmänintressetoch därav borde lagregleringen ses över. Bemanningsbranschen är en viktig del av den svenska arbetsmarknaden då den dels genom en överrepresentation av unga och utlandsfödda alternativt inrikesfödda med utlandsfödda föräldrar bidrar med mångfald men även då den anses främja flexibilitet. Begränsningar eller förbud i den svenska rätten skulle således leda till att bemanningsbranschens skulle få svårare för att få en plats på arbetsmarknaden samtidigt som de svaga grupperna med liten förankring till arbetsmarknaden skulle förlora sin väg in till arbetsmarknaden. Nyckelord: Bemanningsföretag, bemanningsdirektiv, direktiv 2008/104/EG om arbetstagare som hyrs ut av bemanningsföretag,begränsningar eller förbud, företrädesrätt till återanställning.

Temporary agency work - it's legislation as well as its practise is the main topic of this thesis. It aims not only legal, but also economical and some other aspects. The issue is becoming more and more important in relation with unexpected changes at employment market. Number of temporary agency workers is expected to rise in near future. This is resulting from expectations for high-standard legislation providing efficient protection especially for temporary agency workers. The first aim is to summarize contemporary legislation in the Czech Republic, European Union and International Labour Organization. Next purpose is to point out its main problems and interpretation difficulties. Selected chapters illustrate the approach of temporary work agencies to some disputable provisions of a statute. The thesis is composed of fourteen chapters, each of them dealing with different aspects of temporary agency work. Chapter One is introductory and defines concept of temporary agency work, focuses on situation on employment market and describes the development of legislation. Chapter Two provides outline of sources of legislation in the area of temporary agency work in the Czech Republic, European Union and International Labour Organization. Chapters Three to Ten deal with basic subjects taking part in...