Platform economy database
Database of initiatives and court cases in the EU
Eurofound’s platform economy database provides information on 384 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 384 entries and was last updated in February 2024.
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27 October 2021 | Deliver Union Campaign, FAU Berlin
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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5 March 2021 | Unite and Toilet Dignity Campaign in UK
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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5 March 2021 | Foodora’s (lacking) COVID-19 support for riders in Finland
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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5 March 2021 | Wolt’s COVID-19 support for riders
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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4 March 2021 | Wolt Workers Group
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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1 March 2021 | Uber Eats health and safety protocol for riders in Italy
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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3 February 2021 | Deliveroo France
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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1 February 2021 | Safety Delivery initiative
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Hermes support fund
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Easier access to social benefits for platform workers in UK
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | Temporary compensation scheme for platform workers
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | Deliveroo lets families of riders use online courses
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Platforms providing free housing to healthcare professionals
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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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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22 January 2021 | The Workers Fund
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | NIdiL and CGIL
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | CGT delivery unions
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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21 January 2021 | Sindacato-Networkers
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB)
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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1 May 2020 | Riders for rights (Rider x i diritti)
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.
