The platformisation of work

Evidence from the JRC Algorithmic Management and Platform Work survey (AMPWork)

This report provides a first approximation to the emerging phenomenon of platformisation of work, with an
empirical analysis of data from the new JRC Algorithmic Management and Platform Work survey (AMPWork)
in Spain and Germany. The study focuses on three key elements of platforms: the digital devices used at
work, the digital monitoring of work, and the use of algorithms for work organisation. These three elements
are studied in three different contexts: regular work settings, Digital Labour Platforms and content sharing
platforms. The implications of these new forms of work for work organisation and working conditions are also
discussed. The findings show that a small but significant proportion of workers in the two countries analysed
are subject to digital monitoring and algorithmic management systems at work to some degree. A smaller but
not marginal proportion of the working age population get their main income from providing labour services
through Digital Labour Platforms. And another sizeable proportion of the working age population spend a
significant amount of time producing unpaid content for sharing platforms outside their family and close
friends.

FERNANDEZ MACIAS Enrique ; URZI BRANCATI Maria Cesira; WRIGHT Sally; PESOLE Annarosa

Fernandez Macias, E., Urzi Brancati, M.C., Wright, S. and Pesole, A., The platformisation of work, EUR 31469 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2023, ISBN 978-92-68-01661-9, doi:10.2760/801282, JRC133016.

2023-03-30

Publications Office of the European Union

JRC133016

978-92-68-01661-9 (online)

1831-9424 (online)

EUR 31469 EN , OP KJ-NA-31-469-EN-N (online)