Digital Platforms

Digital Platforms

  • Freelance work (e.g. Freelancers, etc.)
  • Service intermediaries (e.g. Uber).
  • Matching job offer and demand (e.g. LinkedIn).  = Job networking

France: Les chauffeurs Uber sous "contrat de travail" pour la cour d'appel

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lesnumeriques.com (11.01.2019) Dans un arrêt rendu le 10 janvier 2019, la cour d'appel de Paris a estimé que le contrat qui liait un ancien chauffeur Uber à la célèbre plateforme de VTC était bien un "contrat de travail". Le lien de subordination entre le chauffeur et la plateforme a pu être caractérisé aux yeux de la justice, ce qui est une première en France.

Regions / Country
france
Topics
Employment
Employment policies
Employment of young workers
Error, evasion and fraud
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
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UK: Can AI improve mental health at work? Start-up introduces artificial intelligence tech to support employees

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London Evening Standard (10.01.2019)  A new year means a new start as millions of us make resolutions for the coming 12 months - putting self care at the top of our agenda. And with the workplace being where we spend most of our time, it is perhaps important to consider how we are looking after ourselves while sitting in front of our desks.

Regions / Country
united kingdom
Global challenges
Topics
Safety and health at work
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
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Suisse: Vices et vertus des objets connectés au service de la santé

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Le Temps (08.01.2019) Applications et autres appareils électroniques mettent le système de santé traditionnel au défi, explique Nicolas Bourdillon, chercheur à l’Unil et responsable recherche et développement de la start-up Becare SA. Il sera du 8 au 11 janvier au CES Las Vegas, une convention consacrée à la technologie qui accueille pour la première fois un pavillon suisse

Regions / Country
switzerland
Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Societal Impact
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US: Health systems expanding digital access to doctors

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Newsday (08.12.2018) Regional health systems are expanding what they predict will be the next frontier in treatment: telemedicine, a form of remote care where doctors interact with patients via a phone, tablet or other devices with a camera. Remote visits can range from having a physician check a sore throat with a flashlight on a patient's smartphone, to routine post-operation checkups, where a doctor directs a subject to push parts of their body and asks for feedback on pain levels. 

Regions / Country
United States
Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Large-scale automation
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France: Travailleurs de plate-formes - Note explicative relative à l’arrêt n°1737 de la Chambre sociale du 28 novembre 2018

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Cour de cassation (28.11.2018) Par un arrêt rendu le 28 novembre 2018, la chambre sociale de la Cour de cassation statue pour la première fois sur la qualification du contrat liant un livreur à une plate-forme numérique.

Regions / Country
france
Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
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France: Livraison de repas : la justice requalifie un travailleur de plate-forme en salarié

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Le Figaro (28.11.2018) La Cour de cassation a établi mercredi un lien de subordination entre la défunte société de livraison de repas Take Eat Easy et l'un de ses coursiers à vélo, une décision inédite qui pourrait entrouvrir la porte du salariat à certains livreurs travaillant pour des plateformes numériques.

Regions / Country
france
Global challenges
Topics
Employment
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
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Note explicative relative à l’arrêt n°1737 de la Chambre sociale du 28 novembre 2018 (17-20.079) | Cour de cassation

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La Cour de cassation, instance suprême de l'ordre juridique privé français, établit que dès lors qu'existe une relation de contrôle d'activité et pouvoir de sanction, la plate forme est bien l'employeur et cette dernière doit bien verser les cotisations sociales dues à tout salarié. 

Regions / Country
Europe
france
Topics
Employment policies
Employment of young workers
Governance and administration
Contribution collection and compliance
Social policies & programmes
Inequalities
Error, evasion and fraud
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Economic impact
Labour market
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US: How Virtual Care is Improving Access and Affordability of Healthcare

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 Healthcare Informatics (21.11.2018) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made strides in providing more affordable, accessible care for all patients. A new rule allowing Medicare Advantage beneficiaries to access telehealth from home was recently proposed. CMS also released its CY 2019 Physician Fee Schedule final rule, which includes reimbursement for telehealth and virtual care services.

Regions / Country
United States
Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
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[Report] The Future of Social Protection - What Works for Non-standard Workers?

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oecd.org (07.11.2018) Social protection systems are often still designed for the archetypical full-time dependent employee. Work patterns deviating from this model – be it self-employment or online "gig work" – can lead to gaps in social protection coverage. Globalisation and digitalisation are likely to exacerbate this discrepancy as new technologies make it easier and cheaper to offer and find work online, and online work platforms have experienced spectacular growth in recent years.

Global challenges
Topics
Difficult-to-cover groups
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Labour market
Societal Impact
Document Type

Employment and working conditions of selected types of platform work

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Eurofound (24.09.2018) Platform work is a form of employment that uses an online platform to match the supply of and demand for paid labour. In Europe, platform work is still small in scale but is rapidly developing. The types of work offered through platforms are ever-increasing, as are the challenges for existing regulatory frameworks. This report explores the working and employment conditions of three of the most common types of platform work in Europe.

Regions / Country
Europe
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
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