http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20211215-142502-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/work-directive/ The EU’s Proposed Platform Work Directive - A Promising Step Kelly-Lyth, Aislinn Adams-Prassl, Jeremias eng 2021-12-14 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 algorithms gig economy Platform economy Platform Governance Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On 8 December 2021, the European Commission published its long-awaited draft of a Directive aimed at improving working conditions in the platform (or ‘gig’) economy. Our tentative first assessment is positive: while there is some room for improvement during the legislative process, the framework laid down promises to tackle some of the most salient problems arising from platform work.