The European Digital Platform Observatory
Follow developments, legal cases and initiatives in the field of platform work in Europe.
Latest News
Just Eat Takeaway moves to ‘hybrid’ model in Belgium
Just Eat Takeaway announced on 1 October that it will move to what they call a “hybrid model”, working with (bogus) self-employed riders as well as some employees. Until now, Just Eat Takeaway was, in Belgium, the only meal-delivery platform working only with employees (directly hired and sub-contracted workers). The union fears that the employed […]
Lower court finds the legal presumption of employment can be rebutted and an Uber Eats courier should be self-employed
A lower court has found the legal employment presumption can be rebutted and an Uber Eats courier should be self-employed. In 2024, the administrative commission for qualification of work had decided that three Uber Eats meal delivery workers who had pursued a case of employment misclassification against the platform had to be qualified as working […]
Greece
The Ministry of Labour is the responsible body for the transposition of the Platform Work Directive, but in practise the ministry of Digital Governance has taken a leading role in the transposition. There is a working group that has been established for the transposition since May 2025 but the General Confederation of Greek Workers (Γ.Σ.Ε.Ε) […]
Who we are
The Digital Platform Observatory was co-created by ETUC, ASTREES and IRES, and co-funded by the European Union. The ETUC represents all workers at European level and has been a pioneer on the topic of platform work. This Observatory is a place where trade unions can find information about the platform work economy, supporting them in their own work at the national and European level.
