Tripartite Standards - Contracting With Self-employed Persons

Purpose

1. The growth of the platform economy creates opportunities for businesses, consumers and workers, in particular self-employed persons (SEPs)1 . To ensure the sustainability of the economy of self-employed work, businesses whether as service buyers or intermediaries2 , and SEPs must fulfil their obligations.

2. Businesses should set out their arrangement with SEPs clearly to lend clarity to the expectations and conduct of the relationship. Clearer obligations and duties foster better working relationships between businesses and SEPs, and enable SEPs to provide better services. SEPs on their part should fulfil their obligations and duties in a responsible manner.