This open access book provides important insights into the integration of digitalisation and green economy into the platform economy, and how these processes can contribute to the improvement of legal labour regulations and processes in the EU and Eastern Europe. It addresses the following key topics: the impact of digitisation on the labour market, including the impact of robotics and automation on the changing nature of work; the organisation of work through digital platforms; the relationship between workers and employers; the challenges of implementing the Green Deal strategy in the labour market; the specifics and types of platform work; problems concerning labour regulation on digital platforms in Eastern and Southern European countries, such as Moldova, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Albania; and the results of an empirical survey.
The topics are highly relevant in the contemporary context, as the European Parliament adopted the Platform Work Directive in 2024 after several years of debate. This Directive aims to sift out the working patterns of the platform sector, introducing clear criteria on what is considered to be an individual activity and what is considered to be an employment relationship. The EU Directive calls upon each EU country to develop its own criteria for assessing whether certain work carried out via platforms is based on an employment relationship or merely constitutes an individual activity.
One of the book's main objectives is to present possible business models for digital platform work that offer greater social protection for the worker by analysing the theoretical aspects of digitalisation and the integration of the green economy into the labour market, and the legal framework for digital labour market platforms in Eastern and Southern European countries. The book will be of interest to policymakers responsible for regulation of the labour market, trade unions, university lecturers and students of economics and law who are interested in delving into the characteristics and regulation of the digital economy and the digital labour market, labour platform workers and employers.

This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access Supports policy makers to find ways of adapting international law to national legislation Provides assistance in improving the conditions for digital platform work Presents new survey results from Moldova

Autorentext

Dr. Rita Remeikien is a Senior Research Fellow at the Faculty of Law, Vilnius University. As a project leader and expert, she has successfully implemented research projects funded by the European Commission, as well as various international and national initiatives. She currently holds the position of Advisor on Science and Innovation at the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania. In addition, she is an active member of the Sustainability Centre at the Faculty of Law, Vilnius University.
Her main research interests include sustainability, the green economy, digitalisation, innovative business models, and the evolving labour market.

Dr. Ligita Gaspar nien is a Chief Research Fellow at the Faculty of Law, Vilnius University. She currently leads a national research project funded by the Research Council of Lithuania (RCL) titled "Developing the Taxation and Legal Framework for the Circular Economy in Lithuania." In addition to this, she has successfully led and implemented several international and national research projects. At present, Dr. Gaspar nien also serves as the Head of the Sustainability Centre at the Faculty of Law.
Her main research areas include the European Green Deal, renewable energy sources, digitalisation, and the circular economy.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2.Digitalisation, Greening And The Labour Market.- 3.The Specifics And Types Of Platform Work.- 4.European Union Initiatives For Sustainable Growth, Digital Transformation, And The Regulation Of Platform Work.- 5.Problems Of Labour Regulation On Digital Platforms In Eastern And Southeastern European Countries.- 6.Empirical Results From A Survey Of Digital Platform Workers In Moldova.- 7.Conclusions.