Study to gather evidence on the working conditions of platform workers. CEPS, EFTHEIA, and HIVA-KU Leuven
Kilhoffer, Zachary ; de Groen, Willem Pieter ; Lenaerts, Karolien ; Smits, Ine ; Hauben, Harald ; Waeyaert, Willem ; Giacumacatos, Elisa ; Lhernould, Jean-Philippe ; Robin-Olivier, Sophie
Publications Office of the European Union - Luxembourg
2019
285 p.
digital economy ; working conditions ; social protection ; labour law ; case law ; collective agreement ; employment status ; comparison
EU countries ; Norway ; Iceland
Economics
English
"Platform work is a type of work using an online platform to intermediate between platform workers, who provide services, and paying clients. Platform work seems to be growing in size and importance. This study explores platform work in the EU28, Norway and Iceland, with a focus on the challenges it presents to working conditions and social protection, and how countries have responded through top-down (e.g. legislation and case law) and bottom-up actions (e.g. collective agreements, actions by platform workers or platforms). This national mapping is accompanied by a comparative assessment of selected EU legal instruments, mostly in the social area. Each instrument is assessed for personal and material scope to determine how it might impact such challenges. Four broad legal domains with relevance to platform work challenges are examined in stand-alone reflection papers. Together, the national mapping and legal analysis support a gap analysis, which aims to indicate where further action on platform work would be useful, and what form such action might take"
Digital
ISBN (PDF) : 9789276103042
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