Chamber approved project that regulates labor relations on digital platforms



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The Chamber of Deputies approved and dispatched third constitutional process the bill you are looking for regulate the contract of workers of digital service platform companies.

The initiative was entered in May 2020 against the lack of regulation of this type of company in the areas of delivery and transport, which had a proliferation in the midst of the COVID-19 health crisis.

The text was generally endorsed with 66 votes in favour, 54 against and two abstentions, then now It will go to the Senate as a result of the presentation of some indications.

The session was attended by the Undersecretary of Labor, Fernando Arab, who assured that the project It has the support of the Government, but it has room for improvement.

In contrast, from the opposition they accused that the proposal it does not guarantee social security or correctly regulate the dependency relationship, so it does not protect the rights of the worker. The sector accused that these points are treated in a similar project that was dispatched in April to the Upper House and that is frozen.

For his part, deputy Gabriel Silber (DC) stated that the measure “comes to establish minimum regulation in the relationship between the employer and the workers”, ensuring that both they will be able to “maintain their independence, but with obligations”.

Specifically, the initiative seeks modify the Labor Code to regulate the employment relationship with digital platforms by creating two types of workers: dependent and independent.

Among other points, It gives freedom to employees to decide what kind of relationship they want to have with their employer, without losing their rights to social security.

The document He was admitted by senators Carolina Goic (DC), Juan Pablo Letelier (PS), Manuel José Ossandón (RN) and David Sandoval (UDI).

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