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.
36 records found
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4 July 2023 | Guide for Safer and More Secured Food Courier Work
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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27 June 2023 | Spanish Trade union Elité Taxi launches a campaign to attract ride hailing drivers to become taxi drivers
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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31 May 2023 | Karshan v Revenue Commissioners
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
Tag Updated |
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15 February 2023 | Basque Parliament condemns Glovo
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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24 January 2022 | Les Cyclopes cooperative
Cooperative | On-location determined |
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6 January 2022 | Statement of the Finnish Labour Council on employment status (Foodora and Wolt)
Administrative action | On-location determined |
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22 December 2021 | L’Observatoire de l’Uberisation (Observatory of ‘uberisation’)
Initiative | On-location determined |
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27 October 2021 | Tricargo Collective
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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27 October 2021 | Smart (société mutuelle pour artistes)
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Mladi Plus Advocates for Fair Labour Practices and Blocks Uber s Entry into Slovenia
Initiative | On-location determined |
Tag Updated |
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22 January 2021 | Deemly
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | Uber Partners with Moneyfarm to Offer Pension and ISA Products to Drivers
Initiative | On-location determined |
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22 January 2021 | HK Freelancer and Alka insurance
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | Partnership between AXA and BlaBlaCar (BlaBlaSure)
Initiative | On-location negotiated |
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2 countries |
22 January 2021 | AXA insurance and Uber
Initiative | On-location determined |
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2 countries |
22 January 2021 | Fairwork Foundation
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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2 countries |
21 January 2021 | WageIndicator Foundation on Platform Economy
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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2 countries |
21 January 2021 | The Internet of Ownership – Directory
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | ShareNL
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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2 countries |
21 January 2021 | Sharing Cities Alliance
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | Sharers & Workers
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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2 countries |
21 January 2021 | Declaration of Sharing Cities
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | Gigworker.com
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | TurkerView
Initiative | Online determined |
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21 January 2021 | Stride Health and Mastercard to offer platform workers affordable insurance in the US
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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15 January 2021 | Giggin’ Policy Project
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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26 October 2020 | TaskRunner appeals against employer liability
Court ruling | On-location client-determined moderately skilled work |
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9 March 2020 | The Workers Fund
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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3 countries |
1 March 2020 | Qover partners with Wolt to Offer riders insurance
Initiative | On-location determined |
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14 November 2017 | Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) v. RooFoods Ltd. T/A Deliveroo - TUR1/985(2016)
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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2 countries |
10 November 2017 | Judgment in Uber v. Aslam, Farrar, Dawson and others UKEAT/0056/17/DA
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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6 January 2017 | Judgment of Employment Tribunal in Dewhurst v Citysprint UK Ltd
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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23 December 2015 | Ruling of 23.12.2016, Az.: 315 O 423/15
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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11 December 2015 | German Courts Rule UberBlack Model Violates Competition Law - Ruling 11.12.2015, (5 U 31/15)
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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1 July 2015 | Court of Milan Ruling on UberPop
Court ruling | On-location determined |
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24 May 2015 | Taxi Drivers Association vs. Uber N. 16612/2015 R.G.
Court ruling | On-location determined |
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.
