%0 Journal Article %1 chesalina2018access %A Chesalina, Olga %D 2018 %I Universidad Carlos III de Madrid %J Spanish Labour Law and Employment Relations Journal %K digital_platform_worker platform_economy platform_work self-employed_person self-employment social_protection social_security %N 1-2 %P 17 %R 10.20318/sllerj.2018.4433 %T Access to social security for digital platform workers in Germany and in Russia: a comparative study %U https://e-revistas.uc3m.es/index.php/SLLERJ/article/view/4433 %V 7 %X A common feature of platform work in Germany and Russia is that in both countries the new forms of employment can usually only be classified as self-employed work in the form of ‘solo self-employment’, despite the fact that platforms use direct and indirect control mechanisms indicating a personal or at least an economic dependency of the digital workers on the platforms. The difference is that, in Germany, as the main rule, self-employed persons are not obligatorily insured in the state pesion insurance scheme, whereas in Russia, unlike Germany, the state pension insurance scheme is mandatory for all self-employed persons. Considering the different legal frameworks in Germany and in Russia, the article analyses various reform proposals aiming at tackling the above-mentioned challenges for the social security systems, and looks for adequate responses to ensure access to social security for digital platform workers. In particular, the following questions are investigated: Is it sufficient to subsume digital work under the existing employment categories? Could it be an appropriate solution for the access of digital workers to social security to introduce a new employment category only in social law?

@article{chesalina2018access, abstract = { A common feature of platform work in Germany and Russia is that in both countries the new forms of employment can usually only be classified as self-employed work in the form of ‘solo self-employment’, despite the fact that platforms use direct and indirect control mechanisms indicating a personal or at least an economic dependency of the digital workers on the platforms. The difference is that, in Germany, as the main rule, self-employed persons are not obligatorily insured in the state pesion insurance scheme, whereas in Russia, unlike Germany, the state pension insurance scheme is mandatory for all self-employed persons. Considering the different legal frameworks in Germany and in Russia, the article analyses various reform proposals aiming at tackling the above-mentioned challenges for the social security systems, and looks for adequate responses to ensure access to social security for digital platform workers. In particular, the following questions are investigated: Is it sufficient to subsume digital work under the existing employment categories? Could it be an appropriate solution for the access of digital workers to social security to introduce a new employment category only in social law?}, added-at = {2019-03-06T16:03:30.000+0100}, author = {Chesalina, Olga}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a82257b4fe2ba8efe88708b5c187dca5/meneteqel}, doi = {10.20318/sllerj.2018.4433}, interhash = {d803bd70f321fce3472536a11f2bf639}, intrahash = {a82257b4fe2ba8efe88708b5c187dca5}, journal = {Spanish Labour Law and Employment Relations Journal}, keywords = {digital_platform_worker platform_economy platform_work self-employed_person self-employment social_protection social_security}, language = {eng}, month = oct, number = {1-2}, pages = 17, publisher = {Universidad Carlos {III} de Madrid}, timestamp = {2019-03-06T16:03:30.000+0100}, title = {Access to social security for digital platform workers in Germany and in Russia: a comparative study}, url = {https://e-revistas.uc3m.es/index.php/SLLERJ/article/view/4433}, volume = 7, year = 2018 }