Platform economy database
Database of initiatives and court cases in the EU
Eurofound’s platform economy database provides information on 411 initiatives and court cases that exist or have been implemented in relation to activities in the platform economy. The database was last updated in March 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.
17 records found
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24 January 2022 | Uber: Paris Tribunal Dismisses Driver Request for Employment Reclassification, Later Overturned by Higher Courts
Court ruling | On-location determined |
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24 January 2022 | Amendment to the Road Transportation Law and conflicts over Uber in Poland
Legislation | On-location determined |
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23 November 2021 | Brussels Government Limits Uber and Heetch Operations
Legislation | On-location determined |
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13 September 2021 | Amsterdam Court Rules in favour of employee status (Uber)
Court ruling | On-location determined |
Tag Updated |
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1 February 2021 | Uber and taxi regulations in Sweden
Legislation | On-location determined |
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22 January 2021 | Estonia Tax and Customs
Legislation | On-location determined |
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22 January 2021 | Uber London Drivers Network
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | AXA insurance and Uber
Initiative | On-location determined |
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21 May 2020 | COVID-19 support for Uber drivers and delivery people
Initiative | On-location determined |
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10 April 2018 | Civil action: Razak, Sabani and Cherdoud vs. Uber Technologies Inc., and Gegan, LLC, N. 16-573
Court ruling | On-location determined |
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20 December 2017 | CJEU: Uber operates in the field of transport
Court ruling | On-location determined |
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25 May 2017 | Court of Rome Lifts Uber Black Ban
Court ruling | On-location determined |
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6 April 2017 | Court of Rome Orders Nationwide Ban on Uber Black (Ordinanza 7/4/2017)
Court ruling | On-location determined |
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1 March 2017 | Court of Turin bans Uberpop nationwide: it violates competition law
Court ruling | On-location determined |
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11 December 2015 | Berlin Court of Appeal: Uber Black violates the Passenger Transportation Act
Court ruling | On-location determined |
Tag Updated |
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1 July 2015 | Court of Milan Ruling on UberPop
Court ruling | On-location determined |
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24 May 2015 | Taxi Drivers Association vs. Uber N. 16612/2015 R.G.
Court ruling | On-location determined |
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.
