Precariousness in Employment Mediated by Digital Platforms. Evidence from Europe

• María Isabel de Andres ^[1] ; Emilio Congregado ^[2] ; Concepción Román ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidad Internacional de Andalucía

     Universidad Internacional de Andalucía

     Sevilla, España

     
  2. [2] Universidad de Huelva

     Universidad de Huelva

     Huelva, España

     
• Localización: Revista de economía mundial, ISSN 1576-0162, Nº 66, 2024, págs. 129-149
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.33776/rem.vi66.8065
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Precariedad en el empleo mediado por plataformas digitales. Evidencias de Europa
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  • español

    ¿Es la precariedad una característica inherente al empleo mediado por plataformas digitales u obedece a otras causas? Utilizando la primera oleada de la Encuesta Europea sobre Economía Colaborativa y Empleo (COLLEEM, en adelante), este trabajo identifica los empleos precarios en plataformas mediante diferentes operacionalizaciones de este fenómeno. Nuestros resultados indican que i) la probabilidad de encontrarse en situación de precariedad en el empleo bajo demanda varía según el tipo de empleo y ciertas características sociodemográficas; ii) los hallazgos son sensibles a la dimensión de precariedad que consideremos; y iii) los trabajadores autónomos y aquellos que acceden a empleos en plataformas digitales como último recurso tienen una percepción más positiva de las condiciones laborales en el sector que los empleados asalariados y aquellos cuya razón de ingreso no fue la falta de empleo alternativo. El estudio proporciona pautas para el diseño efectivo de políticas de mitigación orientadas a proteger a los trabajadores en el mercado laboral digitalizado de la UE.

  • English

    latform, or does employment precarity have other causes? Using the first wave of the European survey on collaborative economy and employment (COLLEEM, hereinafter), we identify different types of precarity among platform workers by using different operationalizations of this phenomenon. Our results indicate that i) the probability of precarity in on-demand platform work varies according to the type of employment and to certain sociodemographic characteristics;

    ii) findings are sensitive to the dimension of precarity that we address; and iii) self-employed individuals and those workers who access digital platform jobs as last resort have a more positive perception of working conditions in the sector than salaried employees and those whose reason for entry was not the lack of alternative employment. The study provides guidelines for the effective design of mitigation policies to protect workers in the digitalized EU labour market.

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