Platform economy database
Database of initiatives and court cases in the EU
Eurofound’s platform economy database provides information on 415 initiatives and court cases that exist or have been implemented in relation to activities in the platform economy. The database was last updated in July 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 decree No. 2024-388 of 25 April 2024 establishes the official system and legal basis for specific digital platforms to collect and transmit statistical data about their activities and the self-employed workers, specifically in the sectors of chauffeur-driven transport and goods delivery.
The decree requires digital labour platforms to collect and transmit statistical data related to their operations and the activities of self-employed workers to the Employment Platforms Social Relations Authority (ARPE). It authorises the relevant platforms to process personal and activity data for this purpose and authorises ARPE to receive and analyse this data to produce statistical reports, aimed at supporting social dialogue in these sectors. It explicitly states that the detailed list of required statistics will be specified in a separate ministerial Order Arrêté (Order) of 25 April 2024.
This Decree provides the core legal authorisation and obligation for platforms to engage in this data reporting. Platforms must set up systems to comply. They are formally designated as data controllers for this process and must inform workers about the data processing according to data protection laws (like GDPR). They must submit data annually (by 1st April) in a machine-readable format and include aggregated indicators, averages, and distributions.
Ordinance No. 2021-484 of 21 April 2021 creates the Employment Platforms Social Relations Authority (Autorité des relations sociales des plateformes d’emploi, ARPE). This ordinance sets the terms and conditions for …
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.
