Platform economy database
Database of initiatives and court cases in the EU
Eurofound’s platform economy database provides information on 287 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 2023 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 287 entries and was last updated in February 2023.
35 records found
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15 February 2023 | Catalan Decree Law on Taxi and Private Hire Platforms (VTC)
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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1 December 2022 | Amendment of the Traffic Act (917/A)
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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21 November 2022 | Agreement between ABVV-BTB Union and Uber
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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23 November 2021 | Court judgement on employment status (Uber)
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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23 November 2021 | Court judgement on employment status (Uber)
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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23 November 2021 | Brussels vs. Uber
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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26 March 2021 | Amendment to Passenger Transport Act in Germany
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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23 March 2021 | Riders Union Reggio Emilia
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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11 March 2021 | Industry Sharing Safety Programme of Uber and Lyft
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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1 February 2021 | Uber and taxi regulations in Sweden
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Uber advice and training
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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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 | Mladi Plus
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Uber Community Guidelines
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 | AXA insurance and Uber
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Slovenian Road Transport Act
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Portuguese regulation in the transport sector
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | California Assembly Bill No. 5
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | COVID-19 support for Uber drivers and delivery people
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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21 January 2021 | Decree 1076/2017 on ride-hailing services (VTC)
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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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 platform-determined routine work |
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20 December 2017 | CJEU: The service provided by Uber connecting individuals with non-professional drivers is covered by services in the field of transport
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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10 November 2017 | Judgment in Uber v. Aslam, Farrar, Dawson and others UKEAT/0056/17/DA
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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3 July 2017 | Opinion of Advocate General Szpunar: Case C-320/16 Uber France SAS
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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25 May 2017 | Ruling 26/5/2017 n. 25857/2017 R.G.
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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6 April 2017 | Ordinanza 7/4/2017
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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1 March 2017 | Ruling 01/3/2017, n. 20770/2056 R.G.
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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27 October 2016 | Aslam and Farrar vs Uber Case: 2202550/2015
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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8 June 2016 | Ruling 09.06.2016, (6 U 73/15)
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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1 January 2016 | Uber's worst nightmare.
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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11 December 2015 | Court of Appeals: Use of UBER Black anti-competitive (PM 62/2015) (Kammergericht: Einsatz von UBER Black wettbewerbswidrig (PM 62/2015))
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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11 December 2015 | Ruling 11.12.2015, (5 U 31/15)
Court ruling | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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24 May 2015 | Taxi Drivers Association vs. Uber N. 16612/2015 R.G.
Court ruling | 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.
