New Study “Fair Working Conditions for Platform Workers” explores different regulatory approaches

January 19, 2018

The new study by Martin Risak "Fair Working Conditions for Platform Workers" explores different  possible regulatory approaches at the EU level to ensure fair working conditions in the platform economy Read More

Uber verliert vor EuGH

December 20, 2017

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(Deutsch) Studie des EU-Parlament zeigt Handlungsbedarf bei Crowdwork

December 13, 2017

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Foodora couriers found works council

April 28, 2017

Bicycle couriers working for the app-based restaurant delivery service Foodora in Vienna have founded a works council (“Betriebsrat” in German), the Austrian transport and services union vida announced on April 12. vida supported the efforts of the couriers to form the works council. To our knowledge this is the first works council in the world to be founded for an app- or platform-based business. As in some other European countries, works councils… Read More