Platform work database
Database of initiatives and court cases in the EU
Eurofound’s Platform Work Database provides information on 473 initiatives and court cases that exist or have been implemented in relation to activities in the platform economy. The database was last updated in October 2026 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 473 entries and was last updated in October 2026.
On 4 August 2026 the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy announced that the draft act on the performance of work via digital labour platforms (ustawa o wykonywaniu pracy za pośrednictwem cyfrowych platform pracy), transposing Directive (EU) 2024/2831, had been entered in the government's legislative agenda and would go to public consultat…
Pyszne, the Polish brand of Just Eat, plans to shut down its direct employment service, Scoober, by August 2026 and transition food delivery couriers to third-party sub-contractors. The trade union Konfederacja Pracy requested an urgent meeting with the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy regarding the restructuring. The union stated th…
A new trade union focusing on platforms operating in the delivery sector has been established on October 14th 2022.
The new trade union has been established for workers operating under Pyszne.pl, the Polish branch of the platform JustEat. More specifically, the companies Trenkwalder&Partner and Takeaway.com Express Poland both operate under t…
In Poland, platforms (predominantly Uber and Bolt) operate with so-called fleet partners, which function as intermediaries between the platform and the drivers. In this tripartite model of platform work, the fleet partners provide the equipment (most importantly vehicles) and registration as businesses (in order to receive the obligatory taxi driv…
WBREW is the first national trade union for self-employed in Poland. It was established in September 2021 after new legislation was passed, which allowed workers to associate on grounds other than an employment contract (following a ruling of the Constitutional Tribunal of 2 June 2015, file K 1/13).
The union emerged as a response to overly bure…
The Polish Association of Self-Employed and Freelancers was established in 2013. It aims to improve the socio-economic situation of both self-employed and independent professionals (freelancers). The association represents self-employed workers, takes part in legislative initiatives, participates in social dialogue and supports self-employed and f…
Zentrale is a Polish collective of couriers that focuses on advocating for the rights of workers within the gig economy. Originating as a courier cooperative in Warsaw during the 2020 pandemic, the group has since shifted its focus to addressing the working conditions of couriers for online platforms.
The organization's main goal is to improve wha…
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| Date | Title | Tags |
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| 23 September 2024 | Cachet - Insurance services for platform workers
Initiative | No platform work typology |
Tag Updated |
| 14 July 2023 | Trade union membership fees of up to PLN 300 tax deductible in Poland
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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| 21 January 2021 | CoopCycle
Initiative | On-location determined |
This digital story presents headline findings on the working conditions and information needs of online platform workers across key areas: Who platform workers are; Where they operate geographically; Their working conditions and earnings; How algorithmic management impacts their work; Information needs about rights and protecting workers in the digital economy.
This report analyses the working conditions and information needs of online platform workers based on a survey of 3 830 workers across 15 EU Member States. Unlike existing research focused on on-location platform work, this study examines workers who provide services entirely online. The findings reveal a workforce that is predominantly male, of prime working age and highly educated, primarily delivering skilled professional services rather than microtasks.
Building on Eurofound’s established conceptual framework of the digital age, this concept paper examines how the unfolding artificial intelligence wave is set to transform not only the world of work and employment, but also the wider fabric of society, from the delivery and quality of public services to the production, dissemination and governance of information. The analysis is guided by four vectors of change – automation, augmentation, digitisation and platformisation – identified as the central drivers shaping this transformation. The concepts presented in this paper will inform Eurofound’s future research on artificial intelligence and algorithmic management.
Findings of a new Eurofound–ELA survey conducted in 15 Member States confirm the widespread use of intrusive algorithmic management practices in online platform work.
This working paper aims to provide an overview of the legal landscape of online platform work in the EU, focusing on a set of key issues relating to the rights and protections of online platform workers. Specifically, regulations concerning working conditions and social protection, the complexities of cross-border platform work, and regulations on algorithmic management, data privacy, and protection.
This article explores how algorithmic management operates, distinguishing between rule-based and AI-driven approaches, and examines how it automates key managerial functions such as planning, organising, staffing, directing and controlling. It also considers the implications for workers’ employment status, drawing on recent court rulings, and assesses its impact on working conditions, highlighting both potential benefits such as efficiency gains and risks including reduced autonomy, unfair treatment and privacy infringements.
