In France, nearly 100,000 VTC (chauffeur-driven vehicle) drivers are affected by changes to their professional status. After five years working in this sector and meeting thousands of drivers, Dany El Oubari has observed a growing precarity and limited access to social rights. “It’s the drivers who have shared their difficulties with us, and we are trying to find solutions,” he explains.
With INCOM, drivers can sign an indefinite employment contract as salaried entrepreneurs while continuing to work through the main platforms. The solution provides them with an application to manage their activities and administrative tasks. Most importantly, this status allows them to contribute to retirement and unemployment benefits, access health insurance, paid leave, and sick leave. Pay slips can also facilitate access to credit and financing for personal projects.
INCOM aims to have the status of salaried entrepreneur recognized as a possible response to the European directive on platform work. The company has been heard in the preparatory work for the transposition of this directive into French law. It has also launched a “petition car” in Paris, a vehicle allowing citizens and drivers to sign a petition to raise awareness of this regulatory change.
The challenge now is to convince institutions to adopt this already operational solution. “We want France to set an example in this regard,” asserts Dany El Oubari. This approach allows for the evolution of drivers' rights without sacrificing the flexibility of their independent activity.
