Buymie (Buymie)

Lobbying Organisation Buymie

Date published 09 Sep, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 May, 2022 to 31 Aug, 2022

Specific Details Directive of the European parliament of the council on improving working conditions in platform work

Intended results To convey concerns about the impact of presumption of employment provisions contained in the EU directive on platforms operating in Ireland

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Devan Hughes

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

To convey concerns about the impact of presumption of employment provisions contained in the EU directive on platforms operating in Ireland and to seek a meeting to discuss

Meeting (1)

To convey concerns about the impact of presumption of employment provisions contained in the EU directive on platforms operating in Ireland

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Damien English Minister of State (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)