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This entry presents the history, geography, business, regulations, and the roles of gig workers, platform/algorithms, and employers, focusing primarily on the USA and the EU.
Răzvan Hoinaru
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sponsorship: The special issue was made possible thanks to the Fund of Scientific Research (FWO) - Flanders and the Odysseus Grant (Ref. 179461/G0H8118N). In addition, Sara Huybrechts's contribution in particular was made possible by the (FWO) - Flanders' project funding (Ref. G049323N).
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Employed or Self-Employed: the Problem of Regulating Platform Work in the EU [PDF]
The article analyses the process of decision-making to regulate platform work in the European Union. The author underlines that the EU strived to introduce legal certainty and improve the working conditions of platform workers. Despite the fact that many
Olga Yu. Potemkina
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Who counts as an employer in Sweden?
In this article, the concept of the employer is analysed for Swedish conditions from a variety of perspectives. The special difficulties that face the private sector are charted, as are the principles of the legal subject in triparty contracts with ...
Annamaria Westregård
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Scholarship about worker precarity, economic insecurity, and individualized risk in platform work tends to ignore that these trends are common features of informal economies in countries like Kenya, which has a culture of hustling rooted in economic ...
Ekdale Brian, Aidoo Ebenezer
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ABSTRACT A lethal round‐cell malignancy with an MN1::ZNF341 fusion has recently been reported in three infants. Here, we describe four further tumors, three in newborns (including monozygotic twins), and one in an adolescent. Detailed clinical, radiological, and histopathological data differentiate these tumors from their main mimics, neuroblastoma and
Thomas R. W. Oliver +25 more
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The EU Commission’s proposal for a Directive on Platform Work: an overview
This article discusses the proposal for the EU Directive on Platform Work. While welcoming the proposal advanced by the Commission, it highlights some of its shortcomings and suggests more robust protection both for the draft Chapter on the presumption ...
Valerio De Stefano
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ABSTRACT Neuroblastoma's complex, heterogeneous biology poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, often requiring caregivers to absorb complex information and participate in time‐sensitive decisions. However, caregivers often feel unprepared to evaluate options.
Vickie Buenger +8 more
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Unveiling ‘Algorithm Governance’
Research on platform work has primarily focused on analyzing how algorithmic management influences working conditions by empowering platforms to govern digitally-delivered services.
Valeria Pulignano
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What Impact Will the Proposed EU Directive on Platform Work Have on the Italian System?
The European Commission’s proposal for a Directive on improving working conditions for platform work is probably the most discussed and scrutinized draft of a potential European Union legislative act ever.
Maurizio Falsone
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