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

Platform workers and social security: Recent developments in Europe | International Social Security Association (ISSA)

Submitted by rruggia on Thu, 11/02/2023 - 16:33

In Europe, as globally, platform work remains a growing phenomenon. This article explores how recent developments in Europe affect platform workers’ rights and access to social security. In particular, it considers recent steps toward the appropriate classification of certain workers, changes in working conditions, and the extension of new rights and responsibilities

Regions / Country
Europe
Global challenges
Topics
Difficult-to-cover groups
Digital economy
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Digital Economy Observatory : Only Tags
Document Type

Working Without Borders: The Promise and Peril of Online Gig Work

Submitted by pmassetti on Mon, 09/11/2023 - 15:06

worldbank.org (2023-07-24) Jobs are crucial for individual well-being. They provide a livelihood and, equally important, a sense of dignity. They are also crucial for collective well-being and economic growth. Over the past decade, technology has fundamentally shifted traditional work patterns, creating new ways in which work is contracted, performed, managed, scheduled, and remunerated.

Global challenges
Topics
Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Document Type

India plans welfare measures for gig workers ahead of elections

Submitted by pmassetti on Mon, 08/14/2023 - 15:58

Nasdaq (13.08.2023) India plans to roll out welfare measures for "gig" workers employed through platforms like Amazon, Uber and India's Zomato as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government prepares for elections, government and trade union officials said. The plan, part of the Social Security Code enacted in 2020, could include accident, health insurance and retirement benefits, said a senior government official with direct knowledge of the plan.

Regions / Country
india
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Digital plateform workers

EU: Rights for platform workers: Council agrees its position

Submitted by pmassetti on Mon, 06/12/2023 - 15:30

consilium.europa.eu (12.06.2023) The Council is ready to start negotiations with the European Parliament on a new law that will help millions of gig workers gain access to employment rights. Today, ministers for employment and social affairs agreed on the Council’s general approach for a proposed directive to improve working conditions for platform workers. The proposal introduces two key improvements: it helps determine the correct employment status of people working for digital platforms and establishes the first EU rules on the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace.

Regions / Country
european union
Topics
Employment status
Transparency of working rules
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Digital plateform workers
Document Type

Eurofound Platform Economy Database

Submitted by pmassetti on Fri, 04/28/2023 - 11:49

Eurofound’s platform economy database provides information on 296 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 2023 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.

Regions / Country
Europe
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Document Type

At the mercy of the algorithm – Work and digitalisation

Submitted by pmassetti on Thu, 03/30/2023 - 16:24

 IPS Journal (24.03.2023) Excessive reliance on algorithmic management has raised concerns regarding its opaque decision-making mechanisms and implication for workers

Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Document Type

Platform workers need stronger legal protection – Work and digitalisation

Submitted by pmassetti on Tue, 03/28/2023 - 16:06

IPS Journal (21.01.2023) This year will be a crucial year for the platform economy. After the European Commission’s proposal on improving working conditions in platform work in December 2021 and long discussions in the European Parliament and Council in 2022, this year, the directive might be finally adopted – potentially impacting the lives of millions.

Regions / Country
Europe
Topics
Extension of coverage
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Document Type

Mapping Platform Economy: FES Future of Work – Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

Submitted by pmassetti on Tue, 03/28/2023 - 16:04

In the volatile and crisis-ridden European economic context, online work has grown in popularity through the adoption of technology that can help organise work, and manage and monitor workers. According to the ETUI report published in February, Juggling Online Gigs with Offline Jobs, online roles are more prevalent in European regions where there are very few opportunities to get into traditional jobs.

Regions / Country
Europe
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Document Type

Poor quality online work more prevalent in low-opportunity EU regions

Submitted by pmassetti on Tue, 03/28/2023 - 15:57

euobserver.com (08.03.2023) A new report published by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) highlights how platform work could be exacerbating inequality growing in the European labour market, and especially within member states themselves. Basically, it examined if regions with low availability of quality offline jobs led to more people taking more precarious online jobs. In the volatile and crisis-ridden European economic context, online work has grown in popularity through the adoption of technology that can help organise work, and manage and monitor workers.

Regions / Country
Europe
Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms

EU: Platform workers are becoming more and more commonplace

Submitted by pmassetti on Tue, 03/28/2023 - 15:45

europeandatajournalism.eu (27.03.2023) Delivery, transport, but also business services: more and more workers are opting for self-employed status by using online platforms to obtain assignments. This is a common phenomenon throughout the European Union.

Regions / Country
Europe
Topics
Extension of coverage
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
Document Type