G. whereas if employees obtain from their company’s owners a priority buy-out right, and are thus able to take over companies in financial difficulty, they may seek to safeguard their own jobs and this procedure may reduce uncertainty about their continued employment when there is the possibility of buyouts by other companies; whereas employee ownership may address company succession problems, as a company is often closed down or sold off for possible rationalisation or closure when succession is not possible; whereas this procedure may be helpful in particular for SMEs and micro enterprises in securing the continuation of sustainable ...[+++] commercial operations; whereas these advantages can only be secured in combination with the participation of workers;

O. whereas employee participation in management through voting rights, the right to be present or other forms of governance can improve management and the flow of information and help employees to have a better understanding of the situation when their company faces challenges and a greater ability to access rewards when the company is doing well;

G. whereas if employees obtain from their company’s owners a priority buy-out right, and are thus able to take over companies in financial difficulty, they may seek to safeguard their own jobs and this procedure may reduce uncertainty about their continued employment when there is the possibility of buyouts by other companies; whereas employee ownership may address company succession problems, as a company is often closed down or sold off for possible rationalisation or closure when succession is not possible; whereas this procedure may be helpful in particular for SMEs and micro enterprises in securing the continuation of sustainable ...[+++]commercial operations; whereas these advantages can only be secured in combination with the participation of workers;

Following in-depth investigation with regard to its effects on road safety, conditions of competition, the structure of the profession as well as social aspects, the impact assessment has demonstrated that despite significant administrative costs, a full coverage of employed and self-employed drivers would not be enforceable and therefore the best option is to tackle the problem of false self-employed, instead of extending the scope of the Directive also to self-employed.

The OECD work, where the EU Member States as well as the Commission are actively participating, has led to proposals for possible interpretations and solutions, notably in relation to timing mismatches, the determination of the period of employment to which an option relates and cases where the employee's country of residence changes.

Adequate provisions that take into account both the company's interest in a long-term commitment of their employees and the employees' right to mobility should therefore be made in the design of financial participation schemes for dealing with any problems resulting from a termination of contracts.