Some remarks to the legal status of platform workers in the light of the latest European jurisprudence

Kamila Naumowicz

Some remarks to the legal status of platform workers in the light of the latest European jurisprudence

Publication date: 20.10.2021

Studies on Labour Law and Social Policy, Volume 28 (2021), Volume 28 Issue 3, pp. 177 - 189

https://doi.org/10.4467/25444654SPP.21.016.13962

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Some remarks to the legal status of platform workers in the light of the latest European jurisprudence

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the working conditions of so-called platform workers that have faced the lack of labour and social protection deriving from their formal status of independent contractors. Seeking for protection, numerous claims have been filed by the riders and drivers of digital platforms that were asking for a recognition of the subordinate work. The aim of the present article is to give a critical and brief overview of the latest European jurisprudence regarding the legal status of platform workers. The article focuses on the methodology and criteria applied by the judges in order to examine the particularities of the new forms of work and new forms of surveillance as well. Special attention is paid to on-location work performance by low-skilled individuals conducting services for the digital platforms operating in food delivery and transportation sectors.

ASJC: 3308, JEL: K31

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digital platforms, legal status of the platform workers, employment relationship, self-employment; platformy cyfrowe, status prawny osób świadczących pracę za pośrednictwem platform, stosunek pracy, samozatrudnienie

digital platforms, legal status of the platform workers, employment relationship, self-employment

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Information: Studies on Labour Law and Social Policy, Volume 28 (2021), Volume 28 Issue 3, pp. 177 - 189

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/25444654SPP.21.016.13962

Article type: Original article

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Some remarks to the legal status of platform workers in the light of the latest European jurisprudence

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Some remarks to the legal status of platform workers in the light of the latest European jurisprudence

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Kamila Naumowicz

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0953-0708

University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland

Published at: 20.10.2021

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