Platform economy database
Database of initiatives and court cases in the EU
Eurofound’s platform economy database provides information on 452 initiatives and court cases that exist or have been implemented in relation to activities in the platform economy. The database was last updated in February 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 Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has established a tripartite working group to incorporate the EU Platform Work Directive into national law. Implementing the Directive will require entirely new legislation on platform work in Finland and possibly amendments to existing labour and related laws. The working group will focus primarily on labour law issues arising from transposition and will draft a government bill setting out the necessary legislative changes. This group consists of representatives from the government, employers, and employees. The working group includes experts in occupational safety, data protection, and social security to ensure the proposal addresses all requirements of the directive. The proposed legislation will introduce new rules and may amend existing statutes. These changes will establish legal remedies for workers and increase the accountability of digital platforms.
Implementation Timeline * 29 January 2025: The working group commenced its term.
31 December 2025: The group will complete a report containing proposed legislative amendments.
2 December 2026: Deadline for all EU member states to bring the new laws into effect.
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.
