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.
Starting 2024, online platforms like Airbnb, Wolt, and Yaga will be required to report the income of service providers and sellers to the Estonian Tax and Customs Board (MTA). The reporting obligation will be triggered when service providers and sellers reach 30 transactions or €2,000 in revenue.
Platform managers must report income for both Esto…
Starting from April 2022, a legal amendment in Estonia will allow temporary employment during periods of unemployment without the loss of unemployment insurance benefits. This will help unemployed workers to maintain their income and will increase their attachment to the labour market. Among others, the measure eases restrictions for voluntary emp…
In 2015, the Estonian Tax and Customs Board approached Uber to establish an automatic earnings declaration system for drivers. Soon after, the initiative was extended to all major platforms active in Estonia including Taxify, Wolt, Autolevi and Estateguru. Drivers can opt-in to share their driving-related earnings directly with the tax office, aut…
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| Date | Title | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2024 | Cachet - Insurance services for platform workers
Initiative | No platform work typology |
Tag Updated |
| 22 January 2021 | Estonian Sharing Economy Association (Eesti Jagamismajanduse Liit)
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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| 22 January 2021 | Estonian Public Transportation Act
Legislation | 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.
