Platform work database
Database of initiatives and court cases in the EU
Eurofound’s Platform Work Database provides information on 465 initiatives and court cases that exist or have been implemented in relation to activities in the platform economy. The database was last updated in September 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 465 entries and was last updated in September 2026.
The Portuguese government presented a broad labour reform package titled "Trabalho XXI" in July 2025. This package serves as the primary vehicle for transposing the Platform Work Directive (UE) 2024/2831. The proposal repeals An update to the proposal was tabled in May 2026 - Proposta de lei 77/XVII/1.
The updated proposal, repeals Art. 12-A of…
The Portuguese government have published their Decent Work Agenda (Agenda de Trabalho Digno), Law No. 13/2023 as of 03 April 2023, amending the Labour Code as well as other related legislation. The amendments have come into force from 01 May 2023, with exception of amendments related to collective labour relations which were amended 04 April 2023.…
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| Date | Title | Tags |
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| 1 July 2025 | Portugal Supreme Court: Glovo Courier Recognised as Employee
Court ruling | On-location determined |
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| 1 February 2024 | Employment relationship between platform worker and platform recognised
Court ruling | On-location determined |
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| 11 October 2022 | Association of Digital Applications
Initiative | On-location determined |
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| 22 January 2021 | Lei n.º 45/2018: Regulating Ride-Hailing Platforms in Portugal
Legislation | 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.
