@article{1269934b-b446-442d-a730-f35e86191c51, author = {Aneta Tyc}, title = {The position of workers in the on-demand economy: The need for increased protection}, journal = {Studia z Zakresu Prawa Pracy i Polityki Społecznej (Studies on Labour Law and Social Policy)}, volume = {Volume 24 (2017)}, number = {Tom 24 Zeszyt 1}, year = {2017}, issn = {1429-9585}, pages = {17-31},keywords = {gospodarka na żądanie; niepewność pracy; status pracowników na żądanie; ogólne rozporządzenie o ochronie danych z dnia 27 kwietnia 2016 r.; gig economy; on-demand economy; “cybertariat”; precariousness of work; the status of ondemand workers; the General Data Protection Regulation of 27 April 2016 ; rynek umów krótkoterminowych}, abstract = {In this paper, the author focuses her attention on the situation of workers in the on-demand economy. Firstly, she deals with problems of terminological nature. Secondly, she presents the justification for protection for some categories of workers. Thirdly, the analysis of the status of on-demand workers is conducted from different points of view: proposal to introduce the intermediate category between employee and independent contractor, proposal to introduce an employment relationship as the default classification, a functional concept of the employer, the judgment of Employment Tribunal (London) in Aslam and Farrar and others, and A European agenda for the collaborative economy. Finally, the author considers the usefulness (in the on-demand economy) of some of the instruments introduced by the General Data Protection Regulation of 27 April 2016.  }, doi = {10.4467/25444654SPP.17.002.7308}, url = {https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/szppips/artykul/the-position-of-workers-in-the-on-demand-economy-the-need-for-increased-protection} }