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Journal: Z Problematyki Prawa Pracy i Polityki Socjalnej

Presumption of the employment relationship of digital workers and the protective function of labour law

Norbert Sitko

Language: EN | Published: 04-02-2025 | Abstract | pp. 1-19

This article summarises key issues related to digital platforms and their impact on the labour market. It first discusses the concept and spread of digital platforms, which can exacerbate labour market inequalities and worsen working conditions. It then looks at the European directives that address non-standard workers, particularly platform workers, focusing on the personal scope of application and the rebuttable presumption of an employment relationship. These directives have a significant impact on the coverage of digital platform workers, but raise questions about their adoption at the national level. The article also examines Polish regulations on employment relationships and the possible incorporation of a rebuttable presumption into Polish law in the context of the protective function of labour law.

2025-02-04



Journal: Z Problematyki Prawa Pracy i Polityki Socjalnej

The problem of double subordination of food-delivery platform workers in Poland as a classification challenge to the Polish labour law system

Jakub Gołaś

Language: EN | Published: 02-07-2025 | Abstract | pp. 1-15

In the case of the Polish labour market, the employment model for platform workers, particularly in the food delivery sector, differs from the traditional employment relationship and usually involves a formal civil law relationship between the platform worker, the logistics partner and the platform. In this model, it is not uncommon for a platform worker to be subordinated to two entities, which has significant organisational implications and raises legitimate classification dilemmas. The purpose of the analysis is to attempt to legally classify the employment model of platform worker in the food delivery sector and to critically assess the presumption of an employment relationship, as proposed in the EU Directive on improving working conditions in platform work.

2025-07-02



Journal: Z Problematyki Prawa Pracy i Polityki Socjalnej

Platform work as a manifestation of a new form of employment in the era of the fourth industrial revolution

Tomasz Mirosławski

Language: EN | Published: 19-04-2023 | Abstract | pp. 1-16

The aim of this paper is to analyse a new form of employment which has appeared in the Polish labour market in recent years, i.e. work via digital platforms. The author discusses the issue of platform work in the context of its impact on the current labour market. Particular attention is paid to the identification of threats connected with this new form of employment, the demands of the European and Polish trade unions put forward in relation to platform workers and the regulations planned in this field at the EU level. The author also shares his reflections on the practices applied by the owners of digital platforms and the effective method of their control by Member States.

2023-04-19