Platform economy database
Database of initiatives and court cases in the EU
Eurofound’s platform economy database provides information on 412 initiatives and court cases that exist or have been implemented in relation to activities in the platform economy. The database was last updated in May 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 database currently contains 412 entries and was last updated in May 2025.
17 records found
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12 August 2024 | Collective agreement on use of AI and algorithms signed
Initiative | On-location negotiated |
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10 July 2024 | Court Rejects Unions Claims of False Self-Employment on Temper Platform
Court ruling | On-location negotiated |
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26 June 2023 | Barcelona Labour Court rules Clintu Online and the workers are in an employment relationship
Court ruling | On-location negotiated |
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13 January 2023 | Helpling Netherlands declared bankrupt by Court in Amsterdam
Court ruling | On-location negotiated |
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24 January 2022 | WBREW Polish Trade Union for Self-Employed
Initiative | On-location negotiated |
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6 January 2022 | Doc Servizi (Cooperative)
Cooperative | On-location negotiated |
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6 January 2022 | Fairbnb (Cooperative)
Cooperative | On-location negotiated |
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6 January 2022 | Chabber and the Temporary Employment Act
Initiative | On-location negotiated |
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23 November 2021 | Regulations of Airbnb in the Netherlands
Legislation | On-location negotiated |
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21 September 2021 | Amsterdam Court of Appeal declares Helpling cleaners are temporary workers
Court ruling | On-location negotiated |
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1 February 2021 | Tax control on Airbnb in Hamburg, Germany
Administrative action | On-location negotiated |
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22 January 2021 | Partnership between AXA and BlaBlaCar (BlaBlaSure)
Initiative | On-location negotiated |
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22 January 2021 | Agreement to collaborate between FNV and Temper
Initiative | On-location negotiated |
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21 January 2021 | The Danish trade union 3F Signs Collective Agreements with Platform Companies
Collective agreement | On-location negotiated |
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26 October 2020 | TaskRunner appeals against employer liability
Court ruling | On-location negotiated |
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11 July 2019 | Online platform Helpling is not allowed to charge any commission to cleaners
Court ruling | On-location negotiated |
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1 June 2016 | Leroy Merlin partners with Frizbiz
Initiative | On-location negotiated |
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.
