Platform economy database
Database of initiatives and court cases in the EU
Eurofound’s platform economy database provides information on 443 initiatives and court cases that exist or have been implemented in relation to activities in the platform economy. The database was last updated in November 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.
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The database currently contains 443 entries and was last updated in November 2025.
On 1 September 2025, the Austrian Federal Administrative Court (BVwG) ruled that the Labour Market Opportunities Assistance System (AMAS), developed by the Public Employment Service (AMS), does not breach the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This decision followed a previous ruling by the Administrative Court, which had overturned an ear…
From 1 January 2026, freelancers in Austria will gain significant new labour protections, including access to collective bargaining agreements and stricter rules on contract termination. The reform, announced by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, aims to curb the misuse of freelance contracts by employers and establish fairer minimum stand…
The Riders Collective started as part of the Digital Danube Network (DiDaNet) project, financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour. The initiative aims to improve working conditions in the platform economy, especially in the area of food delivery services.
It provides a platform for contact and exchange among workers and serves as their co…
The network consists of an international cooperation between trade unions and social partners in the Danube region. It has been operational between 2020 and 2021. By initiating the project cooperation, the Austrian Trade Union Federation aimed to increase the involvement of workers and workers’ representatives and to strengthen transnational solid…
Social partners in Austria have agreed on the first collective agreement for bicycle couriers. The new collective agreementapplies to all bicycle couriers, that is, both those who have an employment contract with a traditional company and those who have an employment contract with a platform. One of the key reasons for signing the collective agree…
9 records found
| Date | Title | Tags |
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| 30 April 2025 | Lieferando dismisses hundreds of workers to shift to freelance model
Initiative | On-location determined |
Tag Updated |
| 1 January 2023 | Digital Platforms Reporting Act (DPMG) in Austria: Platforms to report tax information
Legislation | No platform work typology |
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| 1 December 2022 | Austrian Transport Act Amendment (917/A) to impose stricter regulations on platforms
Legislation | On-location determined |
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| 27 October 2021 | Lieferando, Mjam and Veloce establish works council
Initiative | On-location determined |
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| 27 October 2021 | Regulations for Airbnb & Co
Legislation | No platform work typology |
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| 27 October 2021 | Agreement between the City of Vienna and HomeAway on the transfer of the city tax
Initiative | |
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| 22 January 2021 | FairCrowdWork
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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| 22 January 2021 | Works council Foodora Austria
Initiative | On-location determined |
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| 21 January 2021 | Austrian Union Opens Membership to Platform Workers
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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.
