1062. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide a timeline on transposing the EU's Platform Work Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62565/26]

The Improving Working Conditions in Platform Work Directive entered into force on 1 December 2024. EU Member States have until 2 December 2026 to transpose the Directive into national law.

The Directive is significantly technically complex and wide-ranging, legislating for numerous areas. It seeks to ensure that people working though digital labour platforms have the correct legal employment status that corresponds to their actual working arrangements, enabling them to benefit from the employment rights they are entitled to.

The Directive also aims to regulate the use of algorithms by digital labour platforms. The Directive will make the use of algorithms in human resources management in platform work more transparent, ensuring that automated systems are monitored by qualified staff, and that workers have the right to contest automated decisions. The Directive also imposes substantial limitations on the processing of personal data by these systems.

Given the complexity and scope of the legislation, the timeline for transposing the Directive involves numerous key steps and milestones.

Early in the transposition process, Department officials consulted with stakeholders from relevant Departments and agencies, gathering their views on transposing measures to ensure that all elements of the Directive are fully and accurately addressed. This comprised significant coordination, and included monthly transposition forum meetings. Engagement with relevant stakeholders is ongoing.

Consultation also involved the releasing of a public consultation and survey. This was open for a four-week period from October to November 2025. The Department received submissions from a wide range of stakeholders, including digital labour platform operators, trade unions, employer bodies, and civil society organisations.

The Department was represented at the European Commission’s Expert Group on the transposition of the Platform Work Directive. The Group concluded its work and published its final report on 12 January 2026, which is being used as a key source of guidance for Member States. Engagement with the European Commission continues throughout 2026.

Officials are engaging with the expert legal advice of the Office of the Attorney General, and the drafting services of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to the Government, to ensure that the drafting of the requisite legislation faithfully transposes the Directive into Irish law.

Work on the transposition of the Platform Work Directive remains ongoing, and the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment is committed to progressing it without delay. The Department is on track to complete transposition by the transposition deadline.