European Commission and Directorate-General for Competition 29 September 2022, COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT Accompanying the document COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION Guidelines on the application of EU competition law to collective agreements regarding the working conditions of solo self-employed persons

Table of contents 1.Introduction 1.1.Political and legal context 1.2.Interplay with the Commission proposal for a Directive on improving the working conditions in platform work (Platform Work Directive) 2.Problem definition 2.1.What is the problem? 2.2.What are the problem drivers? 2.2.1. Driver 1: Some solo self-employed people have little influence over their working conditions 2.2.2.