The Court of Cassation validated Wednesday the requalification into an employment contract of the link between Uber and one of its former drivers. A first in France that could move the lines in the debate on the status of platform workers. "The Court of Cassation judges the law," recalled the Minister of Labor Muriel Pénicaud on our antenna. "Obviously, when these rules were set, the platforms did not exist and today, we have a somewhat blurred area. The vast majority want freedom, but also protections."
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"We must invent rules that allow freedom but also protection to protect workers and for those who want to be independent, that they can remain independent while being protected, while giving a clear framework for platforms," said the minister. . "We also cannot manage activities if it is not clear." This is the reason why, with the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire, Muriel Pénicaud announced on our antenna the launching "of a mission so that by the summer we have proposals on this subject" of collaborative platforms like Uber.
Wednesday's decision "sets precedent"
"We have to find a framework that allows workers to be protected, whether or not they want to be employed. In the meantime, that is case law but when we discuss, a large majority want to be independent, without being subjected to any firm ", insists the Minister of Labor. Because today, "we are in a gray area."