RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · 2018 · 250 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesHuman Resource ManagementSociologyEmployment PolicyLabor EconomicsLabor RelationsEmploymentPlatform StudiesPlatform Work RegulationWork DesignWorkforce ManagementJoint ResearchPlatform Work ClassificationPlatform Worker ClassificationQuantitative EvidenceWork Platforms
The rapid rise of digital labour platforms has created new work arrangements and task distribution, raising questions about their functioning, benefits, and risks while highlighting a lack of reliable evidence for policy design. In 2017 the Joint Research Centre launched the COLLEEM pilot survey to generate quantitative data on platform work, offering an initial estimate of its prevalence across 14 EU member states.
The recent surge of digital labour platforms has led to new forms of work organisation and tasks distribution across the workforce. This has raised several questions about the functioning and the benefits deriving from the reorganisation of work that those platforms entail and the associated risks. A crucial issue in designing the policy response to the emergence of digital labour platforms is the lack of reliable evidence. In 2017, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) conducted the COLLaborative Economy and EMployment (COLLEEM) pilot survey, an initial attempt to provide quantitative evidence on platform work, responding to calls by the European Council and the European Parliament. The survey provides a basis for an initial estimation of platform work in 14 Member States.