%0 Journal Article %T The position of workers in the on-demand economy: The need for increased protection %A Tyc, Aneta %J Studia z Zakresu Prawa Pracy i Polityki Społecznej (Studies on Labour Law and Social Policy) %V Volume 24 (2017) %R 10.4467/25444654SPP.17.002.7308 %N Tom 24 Zeszyt 1 %P 17-31 %K 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 %@ 1429-9585 %D 2017 %U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/szppips/artykul/the-position-of-workers-in-the-on-demand-economy-the-need-for-increased-protection %X 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.