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Legal Doctrinal and Sectoral Problems of Digital Platform Contracts in the European Union Resulting in Conflicts Between Workers and Platforms

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  • Tamás Prugberger

    (Department of Agricultural and Labour Law, University of Miskolc, 3515 Miskolc, Hungary)

  • Bernadett Solymosi-Szekeres

    (Department of Agricultural and Labour Law, University of Miskolc, 3515 Miskolc, Hungary)

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Platform contracts are a central element of digital work and therefore present a number of legal challenges, in particular with regard to the classification of the legal relationship based on them. In this paper, the two forms of platform work, work on demand via apps and crowdwork, are analysed, with a separate analysis which highlights legal doctrinal inconsistencies. In doing so, we will also discuss the related problematic and varied jurisprudence. This jurisprudence illustrates the complex dispute between the worker and the platform company. Finally, the new Platform Directive of the European Union, which may not hold the key to a real solution to the problem of setting up an appropriate legal qualification system for platform workers, will be analysed. The study is based on the desk-research method, presenting national and EU legislation and case law through qualitative analysis.

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  • Tamás Prugberger & Bernadett Solymosi-Szekeres, 2025. "Legal Doctrinal and Sectoral Problems of Digital Platform Contracts in the European Union Resulting in Conflicts Between Workers and Platforms," Merits, MDPI, vol. 5(3), pages 1-12, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jmerit:v:5:y:2025:i:3:p:16-:d:1708641
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