The platform economy and the disruption of the employment relationship
Drahokoupil, Jan ; Fabo, Brian
European Trade Union Institute, Brussels
ETUI - Brussels
2016
6 p.
employment ; EU law ; labour market ; outsourcing ; digitalisation ; sharing economy
ETUI Policy Brief. European Economic, Employment and Social Policy
5/2016
Labour market
English
Bibliogr.
2031-8782
"This policy brief considers the impact of online platforms on labour markets and on the employment relationship in particular. It discusses the importance of outsourcing platforms, arguing that the ‘collaborative economy' used by the European Commission (EC) is a misleading concept, as the trend is in fact just an extension of the market mechanism. The authors also propose concrete policies that would address the risks related to platform-mediated work."
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