Platform economy database
Database of initiatives and court cases in the EU
Eurofound’s platform economy database provides information on 386 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 2024 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 386 entries and was last updated in February 2024.
This section lists diverse initiatives which have implications for platform companies and workers.
18 records found
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15 February 2023 | Basque Parliament condemns Glovo
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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15 February 2023 | Berlin Payday Fund Established To Help Riders Facing Wage Arrears
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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11 February 2022 | Legal amendment to the Law on Labour Market Services and Benefits and Law on Unemployment Insurance in Estonia
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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6 January 2022 | Chabber and the Temporary Employment Act
Initiative | On-location client-determined moderately skilled work |
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22 December 2021 | L’Observatoire de l’Uberisation (Observatory of ‘uberisation’)
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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23 November 2021 | Belgian Platform Rider Association (ASBL)
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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27 October 2021 | Wolt in Germany
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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27 October 2021 | Agreement between the City of Vienna and HomeAway on the transfer of the city tax
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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3 February 2021 | Sharing Economy Council
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | Just Eat hires 4500 workers in France
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Moneyfarm/Uber
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | IPSE (Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed)/Uber
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | HK Freelancer and Alka insurance
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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2 countries |
22 January 2021 | Deliveroo and Qover
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | BlaBlaSure/AXA
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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2 countries |
22 January 2021 | AXA insurance and Uber
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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21 January 2021 | Stride Health
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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3 countries |
1 March 2020 | Wolt and Qover
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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.
