European Labour Authority News

EU Platform Work Reports on Undeclared Work and Employment Misclassification

ELA published three reports in 2025 examining emerging challenges in digital labour platform work: an output report on undeclared work practices (February 2025), a study on employment misclassification and the new Platform Work Directive (April 2025), and an output paper from the 18th plenary of the Platform tackling undeclared work (April 2025, published November 2025). The reports detail challenges including identity fraud, platform leakage, and intermediaries obscuring employment relations, alongside effective enforcement measures such as data-sharing between platforms and authorities, digital monitoring tools, and risk-based inspections. The Platform Work Directive (EU 2024/2831) establishes a rebuttable presumption of employment placing the burden of proof on platforms and applies the principle of primacy of facts.

ELA Launches EU4SocialSecurity Campaign for Cross-Border Social Security Rights

The European Labour Authority has launched the #EU4SocialSecurity awareness-raising campaign to help workers and employers understand their social security rights and obligations when living, working, or hiring across EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. The campaign will run from October 2025 to February 2026, delivering content in 24 EU languages plus subtitles in 4 non-EU languages, through videos, outdoor advertising, and the ELA website. Six core themes are covered: staying protected under EU social security coordination rules, maintaining coverage while moving for work, ensuring declared work and fair conditions, cross-border hiring, accessing benefits abroad, and claiming pensions across countries.

ELA Conference Postponed to May 12-13, 2026 Due to Security Concerns

The European Labour Authority announced the postponement of its conference on declared work and the Plenary meeting of the Platform, originally scheduled for March 11-12, to May 12-13, 2026 in Cyprus. The decision prioritises the safety and well-being of participants amid evolving security concerns and flight disruptions in the region. Any updates will be communicated via the ELA website and social media channels.