The place of self-employment in the European context. Evidence from nine country case studies: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom

Beuker, Laura; Borghi, Paolo; Bureau, Marie‐Christine; Corsani, Antonella; Gazier, Bernard; Godino, Alejandro; Koene, Bas; Martín-Artiles, Antonio; Molina, Oscar; Mori, Anna; Naedenoen, Frédéric; Norbäck, Maria; Širok, Klemen; Stanic, Maylin; Walter, Lars

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“…In French labour law, “self-employed workers are defined by what they are not: neither employee nor agricultural worker” (Beuker et al ., 2019). While both the labour code and commercial code provide legislative ad hoc measures, distinguishing between self-employed workers, auto-entrepreneurs and hybrid forms of self-employment, public policy support is still unequal towards this category.…”

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“…However, relatively to trade union membership, we observe that 63.5% of Belgian regular workers are employed in a firm represented by a trade union, while only 1.4% of self-employed workers is associated to one.The effect, in this case, is statistically and economically significant and equal to a 64.3% points advantage compared to their self-employed colleagues. In general, the high rate of union membership present in the country is typical of a neo-corporatist regime where social partners are more active than the government itself in influencing collective bargaining, but social rights for the self-employed remain low compared to regular workers or workers in the public sector (Beuker et al ., 2019). In other words, strong protections in favour of regular workers may threaten work opportunities for certain categories of workers, including the youths, women and migrants, who may involuntarily end up in the less protected self-employment.…”

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“…While both the labour code and commercial code provide legislative ad hoc measures, distinguishing between self-employed workers, auto-entrepreneurs and hybrid forms of self-employment, public policy support is still unequal towards this category. As justly observed by Beuker et al (2019), self-employed workers are subject to benefits insofar they belong to categories not necessarily related to their occupation; namely, they receive support if they become parents, undergo unemployment, reach old age and so on. In other words, the French welfare system does not treat self-employment as an occupational choice deserving of financial or institutional support, unless related to the issues mentioned above.…”

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How does institutional context shape work-related functionings for regular and self-employed workers? A contextualised application of the capability approach to Belgium, France and the Netherlands

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Pichault

2023

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PurposeAccording to Sen's theoretical framework of capability (1985), individuals reach their full potential once they have the freedom, intended as the set of functionings at their disposal, to do so. However, many critiques have been developed against the lack of embeddedness of the capability approach in social and political relations and structures. In this article, the authors investigate the influence of three institutional contexts (Belgium, the Netherlands and France) on the respective work-related functionings of self-employed and regular workers, with a focus on human capital investment and institutional support offered to them.Design/methodology/approachData from the European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) are used to highlight similarities and differences in building work-related functionings for regular and self-employed workers. A regression analysis is provided at the country level.FindingsIn the three labour markets, the authors find that the building of work-related functionings is more successful for regular employees, especially as regards institutional support. Self-employed workers, on the other hand, need to rely on their individual capability as regards employment protection and human capital investment. However, the authors find interesting differences between the three institutional contexts. In both Belgium and France, self-employed workers are subject to higher instability in terms of changes in salary and hours worked, whereas atypical work is better positioned in the Dutch labour market. The Netherlands is also characterised by a less significant gap between regular and self-employed workers with respect to participation in training.Originality/valueIn this article, the authors contextualise Sen's (1985) theoretical framework by taking into account the institutional differences of labour markets. In particular, the authors provide a novel application of his capability approach to regular and self-employed workers in an economically relevant European area.

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Toward a sustainable career perspective on contingent work: a critical review and a research agenda

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Notarial practice of will declaration in civil transactions in the countries of the European Union

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The aim of the article was to consider the peculiarities of the notarial practice of declaring will in civil transactions in the countries of the European Union EU, in view of the further adaptation of positive practices in Ukraine. The main methodological tools used in the research were the methods of observation and comparison. The conducted research showed that the European Regulation regulating the matter established the legal basis for the use of electronic trust services in notarial practice. The use of qualified electronic signatures and seals, electronic time stamps and authentication in this area gives confidence in a higher level of document security. The use of electronic ID and electronic trust services also simplifies time-consuming formalities in notarial practice. It was found that integrated video conferencing systems, business process workflows and electronic legal signature systems are becoming mandatory components of the digitization of notarial practice. Gaya, a European program for electronic identification, can be an example for the implementation of conditions for the current notarial practice of declaration of will in civil transactions in Ukraine.

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The place of self-employment in the European context. Evidence from nine country case studies: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom

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How does institutional context shape work-related functionings for regular and self-employed workers? A contextualised application of the capability approach to Belgium, France and the Netherlands

How does institutional context shape work-related functionings for regular and self-employed workers? A contextualised application of the capability approach to Belgium, France and the Netherlands

Toward a sustainable career perspective on contingent work: a critical review and a research agenda

Notarial practice of will declaration in civil transactions in the countries of the European Union

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