Legal policy background

Digitalisation is reshaping work, with labour platforms at the centre. Millions in Europe already work via platforms, often without legal clarity on employment status. The EU Platform Work Directive responds with EU-wide rules on employment classification, algorithmic management and legal redress—marking a milestone in European labour law. ‘Platform Work Directive – Article-by-Article Commentary’ provides the first systematic, practical analysis, linking the Directive to the P2B Regulation, the GDPR and the AI Act, situating it in EU social policy and highlighting implementation challenges across Member States. The chapter written by Christian Berger and Ilda Durri analyses the context of the Directive, focusing on the legal policy background.