Platform work database
Database of initiatives and court cases in the EU
Eurofound’s Platform Work Database provides information on 469 initiatives and court cases that exist or have been implemented in relation to activities in the platform economy. The database was last updated in September 2026 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 469 entries and was last updated in September 2026.
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A Swedish government inquiry has proposed a standalone Act on Platform Work to transpose the EU Platform Work Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/2831) ahead of the 2 December 2026 deadline. The act is structured in eight chapters mirroring the directive, so that Swedish courts and authorities interpret its provisions consistently with EU standards. The proposal takes the form of a dedicated piece of legislation rather than amending existing labour law — a deliberate choice to maintain close alignment with the directive's text and facilitate EU-consistent interpretation. The eight-chapter structure follows the directive directly, covering the scope of application, employment status and the presumption of employment, algorithmic management and transparency obligations, data protection, worker rights and remedies, and enforcement. If adopted as proposed, Sweden would implement the directive through a self-contained law rather than integrating its requirements into existing labour codes. This approach prioritises legal clarity and EU conformity, though it remains a proposal pending formal legislative process before the December deadline.
The following recent changes to this legislation have been recorded.
As of September 2026, following the public consultation (remiss) on the inquiry report SOU 2026:3 (which concluded on 31 March 2026), no government bill (proposition) has been formally submitted to the Riksdag (Parliament), nor has a draft text been referred to the Council on Legislation (Lagrådet) for judicial review. Following the opening of the autumn parliamentary session, national legal updates confirm that Sweden will miss the EU's mandatory 2 December 2026 transposition deadline. Until formal legislation is enacted, standard Swedish labour law and collective agreements remain in effect without a platform-specific employment presumption.
This digital story presents headline findings on the working conditions and information needs of online platform workers across key areas: Who platform workers are; Where they operate geographically; Their working conditions and earnings; How algorithmic management impacts their work; Information needs about rights and protecting workers in the digital economy.
This report analyses the working conditions and information needs of online platform workers based on a survey of 3 830 workers across 15 EU Member States. Unlike existing research focused on on-location platform work, this study examines workers who provide services entirely online. The findings reveal a workforce that is predominantly male, of prime working age and highly educated, primarily delivering skilled professional services rather than microtasks.
Building on Eurofound’s established conceptual framework of the digital age, this concept paper examines how the unfolding artificial intelligence wave is set to transform not only the world of work and employment, but also the wider fabric of society, from the delivery and quality of public services to the production, dissemination and governance of information. The analysis is guided by four vectors of change – automation, augmentation, digitisation and platformisation – identified as the central drivers shaping this transformation. The concepts presented in this paper will inform Eurofound’s future research on artificial intelligence and algorithmic management.
Findings of a new Eurofound–ELA survey conducted in 15 Member States confirm the widespread use of intrusive algorithmic management practices in online platform work.
This working paper aims to provide an overview of the legal landscape of online platform work in the EU, focusing on a set of key issues relating to the rights and protections of online platform workers. Specifically, regulations concerning working conditions and social protection, the complexities of cross-border platform work, and regulations on algorithmic management, data privacy, and protection.
This article explores how algorithmic management operates, distinguishing between rule-based and AI-driven approaches, and examines how it automates key managerial functions such as planning, organising, staffing, directing and controlling. It also considers the implications for workers’ employment status, drawing on recent court rulings, and assesses its impact on working conditions, highlighting both potential benefits such as efficiency gains and risks including reduced autonomy, unfair treatment and privacy infringements.
