Platform economy database
Database of initiatives and court cases in the EU
Eurofound’s platform economy database provides information on 347 initiatives and court cases that exist or have been implemented in relation to activities in the platform economy. The database was last updated in August 2023 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.
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The database currently contains 347 entries and was last updated in August 2023.
89 records found
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5 July 2023 | Turin Court Rules Glovo Riders are Employees
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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20 June 2023 | Italian Court rules Glovo must disclose AI logic and mechanism for assigning deliveries to riders
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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1 May 2023 | Glovo riders win improved working conditions in Avilés after strike action
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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27 April 2023 | Agreement guarunteeing cab drivers and platforms on minimum pay per ride
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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18 February 2023 | Danish firm Nemlig and trade union 3F Transport conclude Collective Bargaining Agreement for delivery drivers
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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15 February 2023 | Deliveroo France estimated to have concealed 60000 job between 2018-2021
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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15 February 2023 | Milan: Court rules Glovo must employ a rider
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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15 February 2023 | Catalan Decree Law on Taxi and Private Hire Platforms (VTC)
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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14 February 2023 | Milan Court of Appeal judges Deliveroo delivery rider must have employment status.
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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24 January 2023 | Labour and Social Security Inspectorate (ITSS) fines Glovo €57 million for false categorisation of self-employed and engaging workers without work permits
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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21 November 2022 | Agreement between ABVV-BTB Union and Uber
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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19 April 2022 | Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris fines Deliveroo €375,000 for undocumented concealed employment
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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7 March 2022 | Tax memorandum signed by Uber in Czechia
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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15 February 2022 | Glovo’s pledge to couriers
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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24 January 2022 | Court judgement on employment status (Deliveroo)
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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24 January 2022 | Court judgements on employment status (Uber)
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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6 January 2022 | Fairbnb (Cooperative)
Initiative | On-location client-determined routine work |
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6 January 2022 | Court judgement on employment status (Foodinho, Glovo, UberEats, JustEat and Deliveroo)
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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6 January 2022 | Court judgement on employment status (Deliveroo)
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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6 January 2022 | Court judgement on employment status (Glovo)
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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6 January 2022 | Collective Agreements between Unionen and platforms
Initiative | Online moderately skilled click work |
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6 January 2022 | Collective Agreement bewteen Voocali and HK
Initiative | Online client-determined specialist work |
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6 January 2022 | Chabber and the Temporary Employment Act
Initiative | On-location client-determined moderately skilled work |
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6 January 2022 | Platform (Wolt) sued by Service Union United (PAM)
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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6 January 2022 | Statement of the Finnish Labour Council on employment status (Foodora and Wolt)
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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8 December 2021 | Brussels Labour Tribunal qualifies Deliveroo riders as self-employed
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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23 November 2021 | ShareNL
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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23 November 2021 | Court judgement on employment status (Uber)
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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23 November 2021 | Court judgement on employment status (Deliveroo)
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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23 November 2021 | Court judgement on working conditions (Lieferando)
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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23 November 2021 | Court judgement on employment status (Roamler)
Court ruling | Online moderately skilled click work |
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23 November 2021 | Court judgement on employment status (Uber)
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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23 November 2021 | Brussels vs. Uber
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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27 October 2021 | Regulations for Airbnb & Co
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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27 October 2021 | Platform Cooperatives Germany
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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27 October 2021 | Legal dispute over work relationship
Court ruling | On-location client-determined moderately skilled work |
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27 October 2021 | Tricargo Collective
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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27 October 2021 | Fulmo Collective
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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27 October 2021 | Cat Courier Collective
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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27 October 2021 | Crow Cycle Courier Collective
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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27 October 2021 | Courier Collective Khora
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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27 October 2021 | Courier Collective Fahrwerk
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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27 October 2021 | Wolt in Germany
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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27 October 2021 | Agreement between the City of Vienna and HomeAway on the transfer of the city tax
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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2 August 2021 | National Court recognises collective dismissal of 4,000 delivery workers by Portier Eats Spain as unlawful
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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29 May 2021 | Collective agreement between Just Eat, trade union CGIL, CISL and UIL Trasporti and workers in Italy
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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11 March 2021 | Industry Sharing Safety Programme of Uber and Lyft
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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10 March 2021 | Free Now’s campaign for female drivers
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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5 March 2021 | Foodora’s (lacking) COVID-19 support for riders in Finland
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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5 March 2021 | Wolt’s COVID-19 support for riders
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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1 March 2021 | Uber Eats health and safety protocol for riders in Italy
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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1 March 2021 | Charter of Values
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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9 February 2021 | Future of Work Institute
Initiative | Online platform-determined higher-skilled work |
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3 February 2021 | Deliveroo France
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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3 February 2021 | Wolt publishes algorithmic transparency report
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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1 February 2021 | Suomen Yrittäjät
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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1 February 2021 | Safety Delivery initiative
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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2 countries |
22 January 2021 | Uber advice and training
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Happy Helper
Initiative | On-location client-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Frizbiz
Initiative | On-location client-determined moderately skilled work |
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22 January 2021 | Mladi Plus
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Just Eat hires 4500 workers in France
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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2 countries |
22 January 2021 | Uber Community Guidelines
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Deemly
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | Moneyfarm/Uber
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | IPSE (Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed)/Uber
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Deliveroo and Qover
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | BlaBlaSure/AXA
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | AXA insurance and Uber
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Agreement to collaborate between FNV and Temper
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | SE (Societas Europaea, European Company) Works Council Delivery Hero
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Riders Union Bologna
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | FairTube
Initiative | Online platform-determined higher-skilled work |
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22 January 2021 | Collective agreement between Foodora and the United Federation of Trade Unions (Fellesforbundet)
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Collective agreement between Bzzt and Swedish Transport Workers' Union
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | GMB Union and Hermes
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | European Council – regulation on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | Hermes support fund
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Deliveroo lets families of riders use online courses
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Platforms providing free housing to healthcare professionals
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | COVID-19 support for Uber drivers and delivery people
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Court judgement on employment status (Deliveroo)
Court ruling | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | Syndicom and Mila Code of Conduct
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | CoopCycle
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | Ombuds Office
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | Handyhand
Initiative | On-location client-determined moderately skilled work |
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21 January 2021 | The Danish trade union 3F
Initiative | On-location client-determined moderately skilled work |
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3 countries |
1 March 2020 | Wolt and Qover
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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10 May 2019 | Collective agreement between LaConsegna and FILT-CGIL, FIT-CISL and UIL Trasporti of Florence
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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.
