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.
'Riders' working for the Finnish on-location delivery platform owned by DoorDash, Wolt, are now classified as employees for the purposes of tax administration. The ruling by the Danish tax authority was given after a four year long investigation into the employment classification and tax obligations of these workers and the company. Consequently, …
Delivery drivers working at the Danish online e-commerce retailer and delivery firm, Nemlig, have secured a collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The CBA was negotiated between the firm and trade union 3F Transport, with support from the International Transport Workers’ Federation and European Transport Workers’ Federation.
The CBA stipulates co…
Voocali is a platform that provides translation services in Denmark. In 2018, it signed two agreements with the trade union HK Privat, which represents clerical workers and workers in retail and related industries. One of the agreements concerns the company’s employees (the salaried employees' collective agreement concerning trade, knowledge and s…
The Sharing Economy Councilwas established in 2018 by the Danish government, and is jointly commissioned by the Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, the Ministry of Employment and Ministry of Taxation.
Working together with the representatives from platform companies, social partners, experts and consumers, the council aims to sti…
10 records found
| Date | Title | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| 6 January 2022 | Chabber and the Temporary Employment Act
Initiative | On-location client-determined moderately skilled 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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| 4 March 2021 | Wolt Workers Group
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 | HK Freelancer and Alka insurance
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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| 22 January 2021 | Danish Government Sharing Economy Strategy
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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| 22 January 2021 | Temporary compensation scheme for platform workers
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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| 1 March 2020 | Wolt and Qover
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.
