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Markus Grabitz

Plattformarbeit: Parlament schmiedet erste Kompromisse

Künftig sollen nicht die Beschäftigten, sondern Google, Uber und Co beweisen müssen, ob ein Arbeitsverhältnis besteht: Im Zentrum des Vorschlags zur Verbesserung der Lage von Plattformarbeitern ist die Beweislastumkehr. Weil die Tücke im Detail steckt, dauern die Beratungen von Parlament und Rat aber unerwartet lange.

Von Markus Grabitz

Platform work: Parliament forges first compromises

In the future, it will not be the employees who have to prove whether an employment relationship exists, but Google, Uber and Co.: At the heart of the proposal to improve the situation of platform workers is the reversal of the burden of proof. Because the devil is in the details, however, the deliberations of Parliament and the Council are taking an unexpectedly long time.

Von Markus Grabitz

New statute for EU parties: hardened fronts

Trilogue on its own business: The European Parliament sees demands by the Council on the party statute as an attack on the EU parties' right to self-determination. Money and political freedom of movement are at stake.

Von Markus Grabitz

Commission uses technocrat language

A political scientist has analyzed 45,000 press releases from the Commission. The Berlin political scientist also explains why it has learned nothing in terms of communication even after 35 years.

Von Markus Grabitz