Platform economy database
Database of initiatives and court cases in the EU
Eurofound’s platform economy database provides information on 411 initiatives and court cases that exist or have been implemented in relation to activities in the platform economy. The database was last updated in March 2025 and provides metadata for each entry, such as geographical scope, year, type of initiative, actors involved, sector and companies concerned. Initiatives include legal instruments such as legislative changes or court decisions, as well as voluntary interventions undertaken by different stakeholders to address issues around platform work.
23 records found
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7 March 2022 | Court ban on Uber in Slovakia
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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6 January 2022 | Gangmastering case in Uber Eats and agreement against gangmastering
Administrative action | On-location determined |
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12 May 2021 | Riders’ law
Legislation | On-location determined |
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1 February 2021 | Association of independent platform workers (API) , France
Initiative | On-location determined |
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1 February 2021 | Suomen Yrittäjät
Initiative | On-location determined |
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1 February 2021 | National Logistics Contract
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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1 February 2021 | Collective agreement between AssoDelivery and UGL
Collective agreement | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Estonian Sharing Economy Association (Eesti Jagamismajanduse Liit)
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | Deutscher Crowdsourcing Verband (DCV) (German Crowdsourcing Association).
Initiative | Online determined |
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22 January 2021 | Adigital advocating for platform work flexibility in Spain
Initiative | On-location determined |
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22 January 2021 | Common Platforms (Plateformes en Communs) and Association La Coop des Communs
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | Česká asociace sdílené ekonomiky, ČASE (Czech Sharing Economy Association)
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | Collective agreement Italian logistics sector
Collective agreement | On-location determined |
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22 January 2021 | Collective agreement between Foodora and the United Federation of Trade Unions (Fellesforbundet)
Collective agreement | On-location determined |
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22 January 2021 | UGT - Manifesto of Intentions - Ride-hailing platforms
Initiative | On-location determined |
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22 January 2021 | Sharing economy UK Trustseal
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | Sharing Economy UK (SEUK)
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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2 countries |
22 January 2021 | Crowdsourcing Code of Conduct
Initiative | Online determined |
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21 January 2021 | Decree 1076/2017 on ride-hailing services (VTC) - Later overturned by Supreme Court
Legislation | On-location determined |
Tag Updated |
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21 January 2021 | SharingEspaña (SHES)
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | Sharing Economy Ireland
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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6 countries |
21 January 2021 | CoopCycle
Initiative | On-location determined |
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21 January 2021 | The Danish trade union 3F Signs Collective Agreements with Platform Companies
Collective agreement | Online negotiated |
The platform economy is one of those moving targets, which, despite receiving increasing media and policy attention, has proven difficult to regulate. Given the heterogeneity of employment relationships, business models, types of platform work and cross-border issues, this is not surprising.
Technological change is accelerating as the capacity of electronic devices to digitally store, process and communicate information expands. Digitalisation is transforming the EU economy and labour markets: nearly one-third of EU workplaces are categorised as highly digitalised. What are the implications of the digital revolution for employment and work?
The rapid rise of the platform economy has led to a marked transformation of European labour markets, and existing regulatory frameworks and voluntary initiatives have yet to catch up. While platform work offers opportunities for workers and employers and potentially contributes to innovation, economic growth and competitiveness in the EU, it has been criticised from the beginning because of the poor employment and working conditions often experienced by workers.
While 2020 may come to be seen as the year platform work gathered pace and started to go mainstream – thanks in large part to COVID-19 containment measures sparking an increase in food and grocery delivery – 2021 could be the year that regulation of platform work is set in motion.
