OSHA-UE - Workforce diversity and digital labour platforms: implications for occupational safety and health Discussion Paper, january 2023

^{European Agency for Safety and Health at Work}

^{Karolien Lenaert}

WORKFORCE DIVERSITY AND DIGITAL LABOUR PLATFORMS: IMPLICATIONS FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

Discussion Paper

1 Introduction
2 Understanding digital platform work
2.1 Defining digital platform work and the involved parties
2.2 Digital platform work taxonomy
3 Workforce diversity in digital platform work
3.1 Size and composition of the digital platform workforce
3.1.1 Size of the digital platform workforce
3.1.2 Composition of the digital platform workforces
3.2 Worker profiles in different types of digital platform work
4 Is digital platform work a stepping stone or a dead end?
4.1 Overcoming barriers in the traditional labour market …
4.1.1 Job content, skills, knowledge and qualifications
4.1.2 Working time and work pace
4.1.3 Workplace and physical work environment
4.1.4 Social work environment
4.1.5 Employment conditions and remuneration
4.2 … but facing barriers in the digital platform economy

4.3 … as well as medium- to long-term consequences
5 OSH challenges in digital platform work
5.1 Issues related to employment conditions
5.1.1 The legal employment status of digital platform workers
5.1.2 The OSH regulatory framework at EU and national levels
5.1.3 Remuneration, working times and work-life balance
5.2 Issues related to working conditions
5.2.1 Algorithmic management and digital surveillance
5.2.2 Work environment and equipment, materials and tools
5.2.3 Labour relations and social support
6 Discrimination, harassment and unfair treatment
7 Policies and practices for OSH in digital platform work
8 Conclusions and takeaways
Glossary
9 References

^{©European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, 2023
fonte: osha.europa.eu}