Economic Dependence as a Criterion for the Protection of the Self-Employed under EU Law and in Selected Member States
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2024
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Wydawnictwo KUL
Abstract
This paper presents the cornerstones of the conceptual distinctions necessary to map out a separate category of workers, namely “economically dependent self-employed workers” (who fall between dependent subordinated employees and independent self-employed entrepreneurs) from the perspective of the EU law and the laws of selected Member States. The author considers how the economic dependency of self-employed workers should be defined, which method(s) of protection should be applied to these workers, and what scope of protection they should enjoy. The observations in this paper serve as a basis for de lege ferenda recommendations for the Polish legislator. At present, there is no separate category of “economically dependent self-employed workers” in Polish law.
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Economically dependent self-employment, protective guarantees for self-employed persons, work outside the employment relationship, self-employment
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"Review of European and Comparative Law", 2024, Vol. 56, No 1, s. 159–186