TY - JOUR TI - The position of workers in the on-demand economy: The need for increased protection AU - Tyc, Aneta TI - The position of workers in the on-demand economy: The need for increased protection AB - 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.   VL - Volume 24 (2017) IS - Tom 24 Zeszyt 1 PY - 2017 SN - 1429-9585 C1 - 2544-4654 SP - 17 EP - 31 DO - 10.4467/25444654SPP.17.002.7308 UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/szppips/artykul/the-position-of-workers-in-the-on-demand-economy-the-need-for-increased-protection KW - gospodarka na żądanie KW - niepewność pracy KW - status pracowników na żądanie KW - ogólne rozporządzenie o ochronie danych z dnia 27 kwietnia 2016 r. KW - gig economy KW - on-demand economy KW - “cybertariat” KW - precariousness of work KW - the status of ondemand workers KW - the General Data Protection Regulation of 27 April 2016 ; rynek umów krótkoterminowych