Taxiunionen's consultation response on the Platform Work Directive (SOU 2026:3)

In short

Taxiunionen has submitted a response to SOU 2026:3 on how the EU Platform Work Directive should be implemented in Sweden.

This page summarises that response. The original is published by the Swedish Government Offices and is in Swedish.

Taxiunionen supports, among other things

A dedicated act on platform work.

Protection that also applies when intermediaries are used.

A legal presumption along the lines proposed by the inquiry.

An administrative presumption in the Work Environment Authority's supervision.

The possibility of a declaratory action.

The treatment of actual economic and technical control.

The ability to scrutinise algorithms and pay systems.

Protection against responsibility being shifted through intermediaries.

What does the word mean?

Remiss (consultation): When a proposal is circulated so that authorities, organisations and companies can submit written views before a decision. The responses are public.
SOU (public inquiry report): The report from a Swedish public inquiry, often containing proposals for new rules. A proposal is not law in force.
Presumption: A legal assumption that holds until the opposite is shown. A presumption of employment means the party claiming otherwise has to demonstrate it.
Intermediary: A middle party. In app taxi there can be an operator between the digital platform and the driver.
Employment status: Whether a person counts as an employee or as self-employed. The status decides which rules and which protections apply.