According to media reports, a music education major became an online piano sparring partner after graduation, and a minor operation cost more than 10,000 yuan, which made her suddenly stretched out without medical insurance. Earlier, there were news reports that riders engaged in take-away delivery had a traffic accident when delivering orders. Because they didn't pay social security, the high medical expenses dragged their families into trouble.

Online piano sparring, take-away deliveryman, online car driver, online marketer ... In recent years, the rapid development of platform economy has spawned a large number of new industries, new formats and new business models. Under the influence of multiple factors such as the epidemic situation and changes in the international situation, the employment pressure of the whole society has increased, and these new flexible employment formats have become a "reservoir" for stable employment. The data shows that the number of flexible employees has increased year by year, and it has exceeded 200 million by the end of the year. However, due to the lack of fixed employers, there are still many restrictions on the participation of flexible employees in social security, and many people are still wandering outside the social security system for enterprise employees.

Social security is the safety rope for flexible employees. With the diversification of social employment forms and the rapid growth of flexible employment groups, "tributaries" have gradually grown into "mainstream". How to safeguard the social security rights and interests of this group is not only a theoretical problem, but also a practical problem. In today's China, you can see travel-stained take-away riders on the streets of every city, and every community is full of courier brothers who get up early and get greedy. They come and go in the wind and rain, not only hard, but also often face great security risks. Only by weaving a social security net for them can the "new track" of flexible employment be more attractive, which is also the proper meaning of a more inclusive social security system.

It is the voice of the masses and the direction of governance to get something from work, get medical care for illness and provide for the elderly. The "Government Work Report" clearly pointed out that it is necessary to "strengthen flexible employment services, improve social security policies for flexible employment, and carry out pilot projects for occupational injury protection in new forms of employment". Since the beginning of this year, Beijing, Shanghai, Sichuan and other places have carried out "new industrial injury insurance" for take-away riders, network car drivers and other occupations, which will explore valuable experience for future promotion throughout the country. Not long ago, the National Medical Insurance Bureau also instructed all localities to explore the inclusion of flexible employees in the coverage of maternity insurance to better protect their medical and maternity protection rights and interests.

Only by improving the social security network of flexible employees can workers have more dignity and society be more dynamic. On the one hand, it is necessary to continuously optimize the social security payment methods and processes, smooth the channels for mutual transformation of enterprise and individual contributions, and make it easier and faster for flexible employees in various scenarios to participate in insurance; On the other hand, we should also be people-oriented, face up to the actual situation that the income of many flexible employees is affected by the epidemic, implement the social security deferred payment and preferential policies for flexible employees issued by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and reduce the social security pressure of flexible employees.

In the long run, with the new economy, flexible employment has unlimited prospects and will flourish. It is necessary to strengthen the social security network coverage of flexible employees through multiple channels, and at the same time guide and encourage platform enterprises to improve the labor security level of flexible employees by purchasing commercial insurance such as personal accident and employer liability, and strive to support the system umbrella of labor rights protection for flexible employment groups and create a broader stage for them to pursue their dreams.