This article presents a comparative analysis of six countries (France, Germany, Italy, Slovakia, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom) that aims to examine the distinction between work under an employment contract (subordinate work) and self-employment, shedding light on the main criteria used by the law and judges to identify the two concepts and also provides an overview of how legal systems have tackled the problem of forms of work that lie halfway between work under an employment contract and self- employment. It also provides a uniform basis for discussions and a critical assessment of the various approaches that these legal systems have chosen to shape the concept of employment contract/subordinate work or other legal statuses that ensure protection. In the final section, some conclusions are drawn about the studied countries, and the new concept of ‘subjection’ is introduced to reorganise the protection granted by labour law since it absorbs and expands the concept of subordination upon the consideration that the former can better match the current socio-economic scenario. Indeed, the latter scenario is described in section one of the article. Lastly, the study stresses the need to protect the genuine self-employed through mechanisms to ensure social protection in cases of sickness, long-term impediments to work and retirement.
Il saggio include, nella sua parte centrale, una analisi comparata su sei sistemi giuridici (Slovacchia, Olanda, Germania, Regno Unito, Francia e Italia) volta ad esaminare la distinzione, in tali paesi, tra lavoro subordinato e lavoro autonomo e, qualora presente, fra questi ed un terzo status legale. In particolare, sono stati sottoposti ad analisi i criteri distintivi utilizzati dalla legge e dalla giurisprudenza in ciascuno di detti ordinamenti. La finalità di questa parte del saggio è quella di fornire una base uniforme alla discussione e valutazione critica dei differenti approcci utilizzati in questi sistemi legali per dare forma a quegli status giuridici che assicurano la protezione del diritto del lavoro. La terza sezione intende contribuire a tale dibattito traendo delle conclusioni dalla analisi comparata ed introducendo il concetto di ‘assoggettamento’ come possibile catalizzatore delle tutele al posto del concetto di subordinazione onde assorbirne e ampliarne la portata. Si ritiene, infatti, che la categoria dell’‘assoggettamento’ possa ‘leggere’ meglio l’attuale scenario socioeconomico nel quale le categorie giuridiche necessariamente debbono inserirsi. Un affresco critico di tale scenario è, infatti, fornito nella prima sezione del saggio. Nelle ultime righe del saggio è rivolto un invito ai legislatori ad operare al fine di garantire anche ai lavoratori autonomi ‘genuini’ strumenti più efficaci che siano volti a garantire loro protezione in caso di malattia o impedimenti di lungo termini ad operare sul mercato nonché il diritto ad una pensione adeguata.
Subordination or subjection A study about the dividing line between subordinate work and self employment in six European legal systems / P. Digennaro. - In: LABOUR & LAW ISSUES. - ISSN 2421-2695. - 6:1(2020), pp. C.1-C.47. [10.6092/issn.2421-2695/11254]
Subordination or subjection A study about the dividing line between subordinate work and self employment in six European legal systems
P. Digennaro
2020
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This article presents a comparative analysis of six countries (France, Germany, Italy, Slovakia, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom) that aims to examine the distinction between work under an employment contract (subordinate work) and self-employment, shedding light on the main criteria used by the law and judges to identify the two concepts and also provides an overview of how legal systems have tackled the problem of forms of work that lie halfway between work under an employment contract and self- employment. It also provides a uniform basis for discussions and a critical assessment of the various approaches that these legal systems have chosen to shape the concept of employment contract/subordinate work or other legal statuses that ensure protection. In the final section, some conclusions are drawn about the studied countries, and the new concept of ‘subjection’ is introduced to reorganise the protection granted by labour law since it absorbs and expands the concept of subordination upon the consideration that the former can better match the current socio-economic scenario. Indeed, the latter scenario is described in section one of the article. Lastly, the study stresses the need to protect the genuine self-employed through mechanisms to ensure social protection in cases of sickness, long-term impediments to work and retirement.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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