%0 Journal Article
%T The position of workers in the on-demand economy: The need for increased protection
%A Tyc, Aneta
%J Studies on Labour Law and Social Policy
%V Volume 24 (2017)
%R 10.4467/25444654SPP.17.002.7308
%N Volume 24 Issue 1
%P 17-31
%K gig economy, on-demand economy, “cybertariat”, precariousness of work, the status of ondemand workers, the General Data Protection Regulation of 27 April 2016
%@ 1429-9585
%D 2017
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/szppips/article/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.