1. Policy responses to new forms of work
Findings from the survey
Marguerita Lane
Labour Market Economist
Future of Work team, OECD ELS
Paris, 7 November 2018
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2. What are new forms of work and associated challenges?

3. The grey area between employment and self-employment: what to do?
Broaden access to the rights & protections typically associated with employment contracts
Give dependent self-employed special status within labour law (e.g. Italy, Slovenia)?
Extend certain employment protections (e.g. France, US)?
Potential for misclassification
Address incentives in tax and/or social contributions (e.g. Netherlands)?
Presumption of employment contract (Belgium)?
Strengthen enforcement (e.g. UK)?

4. Working conditions in variable hours contracts
Restrictions on their use
Ask firms to justify use (e.g. Finland)
Right to request a more predictable contract (e.g. UK)
Address impact on earnings and ability to plan ahead
Compensation for cancelled shifts (e.g. New Zealand)
Sick pay & termination of contract (e.g. Finland)
Higher pay rate for non-guaranteed hours (e.g. UK)
Redress imbalances in bargaining power
Remove obligation to accept work (e.g. New Zealand)
Remove exclusivity clauses (e.g. UK)

5. Temporary work as a “stepping stone”
Restrictions on their use (e.g. Italy, Spain, Netherlands)?
Making standard employment contracts more flexible (e.g. Netherlands)?
Financial disincentives to limit their use (e.g. Italy, Spain)?
Financial incentives to encourage conversion to a permanent contract (e.g. Italy, Spain)?

6. Extending worker voice to self-employed
Legislation to extend rights to self-employed (e.g. Canada, Poland), platform workers (e.g. France) or specific sectors?
Exemptions from competition law (e.g. Ireland)?
Working with social partners (e.g. Netherlands, Denmark, Italy)?

7. Forthcoming publications
Spring 2019 Publication of report on Policy Responses to New Forms of Work 25 April 2019 Launch of Employment Outlook 2019 with special theme of Future of Work

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