Embedded in the particular model of work organization of digital labour platforms, platform workers face several hurdles discouraging them from becoming trade union members. These relate to algorithmic management, regulatory arbitrage regarding the employment arrangements and the promotion of an...

Der Streik der Krankenhausärztinnen entwickelte sich nach dem Ausscheiden der Tarifgemeinschaft der Länder aus den Verhandlungen um den TvöD im Sommer 2005 aus selbstorganisierten Aktivitäten junger KrankenhausärtzInnen neben Abwehrkämpfen von ver.di-Mitgliedern aus anderen Berufsgruppen....

Objective One of the new trends in modern economies is the development of platform-mediated work (PMW), also known as the gig economy. The current article aims to discuss the results of the original survey to determine the number and structure of gig workers among the adult residents of Poland;...

The 'gig economy' refers to a market system in which companies or individual requesters hire workers to perform short assignments. These transactions are mediated through online labour platforms, either outsourcing work to a geographically dispersed crowd or allocating work to individuals in a...