More Social Rights for Platform Workers on the Way
Originally published in Nextconomy in Dutch by Philip Verhaeghe. Access it here.After CESI Summer Days, ‘Reshaping Work’ published a new policy paper on the necessary social protection of platform workers. Just in time as the…
Will You Lose Your Job to Automation?
Its response reproduces the old argument that it is repetitive and routine jobs that are being susceptible to automation. Chat GPT retrieves two studies conducted by the World Economic Forum and the McKinsey Global institute,…
Three ways you can use ChatGPT to boost productivity in the workplace
You’ve probably heard how useful it can be for your daily activities, yet sometimes we need little help to get over the hurdle of ‘new’ and give it a try.Are you bogged down by the…
Platform Work Directive: Still a Long Way to Go
Digital infrastructures, such as a website or an app, are created to match demand and supply in an ever-widening variety of services. From familiar platforms for food delivery, such as Deliveroo and Wolt, to apps…
Cooperatives as a Model of Improving Working Conditions in Platform Work
Recommendations for worker-led futureBy Diana Dovgan and Mickael Bianchin, CECOPIn this article, CECOP, the European Confederation of cooperatives active in industry and services, highlights the measures put forth by the European Commission to better regulate…
Platform work in the EU and beyond: Exploring Differences and Limitations
The proposal and subsequent discussions revolve around three main topics: 1) how to effectively address the misclassification of employment status; 2) how to ensure fairness and transparency in algorithmic management; and 3) how to enforce…
Regulating Platform Work in the EU
Between Stronger Presumption of Employment Relationship and Deeper Binary DivideBy Karol Muszyński, Post Doc, and Valeria Pulignano, Professor, KU LeuvenThe European Parliament has significantly strengthened the presumption of employment relationship in its legislative resolution on the…
The Presumption of Employment Revisited
Analogies and differences between the European Commission’s and the Parliament’s approaches to the new Directive on platform workBy Despoina Georgiou, PhD Candidate, University of CambridgeIn December 2021, the European Commission published its proposal for a new…
A Multi-Stakeholder Approach for Digital Platforms: Lessons Learned From the World of Technical…
A Multi-Stakeholder Approach for Digital Platforms: Lessons Learned From the World of Technical StandardizationBy Filippo Grillo/Twitter , PhD Candidate, Delft University of Technology& Prof. Henk J. de Vries, Full Professor, Erasmus University RotterdamWorking conditions of gig…
Giving Voice to the Voiceless: The Perspective of a Platform Worker
nlOver the past few years, the public debate on platform work has largely been top-down, with little input from platform workers themselves. As a long-time platform worker, it has been frustrating to see people talking…