1. Health and Safety related to new generation jobs
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
PUBLIC HEARING Brussels, 7th November 2016
Dr Christa Sedlatschek
Director

2. EU-OSHA’s work on new generation jobs
Expert review article on Crowdsourcing
By Prof. Ursula Huws (2015)
To engage with policy-makers
Bringing together experts from different policy fields
Feedback from national representatives on health and safety:
These issues are new for the OSH community
The pace of change is very fast – OSH policy needs to keep up
Follow-up: “Foresight on new and emerging OSH risks associated with ICT and work location by 2025”
Two-year project ( )

3. Challenges to Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
‘Gig economy’, ‘platform workers’, ‘zero hours’
Fragmented, dispersed and diverse workforce
Multiple jobs – at least 1 in 3 are ‘independent workers’ out of necessity, not choice
Unclear status and responsibilities
New forms of employment fall out of the scope of the OSH legislation
OSH monitoring systems have not been adapted
Lack of data and statistics about workers in new generation jobs

4. What needs to be done Clarify roles and responsibilities
Raise awareness and provide OSH guidance adapted to the situations and needs of workers in new generation jobs
Develop policies and strategies that are fit for purpose
OSH protection for workers in new generation jobs
Better manage the opportunities from new generation jobs while preventing risks to workers’ safety and health
Worker representation and social dialogue needs to adapt to the changes

5. Thank you for your attention