Regulatory Governance for the Gig Economy

Hoff, Waldemar

Abstract

This article explores the possibility of replacing the traditional administrative supervision over the gig industry in favour of regulatory instruments rooted in economy. While regulation in this sense is not uncommon in the Enlish-speaking countries, even outside infrastructural sectors, in continental Europe, administrative supervision of business still prevails. The current approach of states, including administration, legislative authorities and courts, towards the gig economy can be attributed to the misconception expressed in the EU and national court decisions presuming that companies such as Uber, offering an electronic platform, form one entity with thousands of businesses performing services such as Uber drivers. This paper asserts that regulatory authorities with their powers of correcting the anomalies of the market, are better suited for platform-based services. States should use their powers to liberalise doing business, rather than restrict new, inventive forms of business to the detriment of the customers.

Keywords

regulation (4)supervision (3)gig economy (1)Uber (2)business (7)

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Hoff, Waldemar (2021). Regulatory Governance for the Gig Economy. (2021). Regulatory Governance for the Gig Economy. Krytyka Prawa. Niezależne Studia Nad Prawem, 13(2), 45-55. https://doi.org/10.7206/kp.2080-1084.448 (Original work published 6/2021AD)

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Hoff, Waldemar. “Regulatory Governance For The Gig Economy”. 6/2021AD. Krytyka Prawa. Niezależne Studia Nad Prawem, vol. 13, no. 2, 2021, pp. 45-55.

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Hoff, Waldemar. “Regulatory Governance For The Gig Economy”. Krytyka Prawa. Niezależne Studia Nad Prawem, Krytyka Prawa. Niezależne Studia nad Prawem, 13, no. 2 (2021): 45-55. doi:10.7206/kp.2080-1084.448.

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[1] Barglind K., Innovation, Technology, and Transportation: The Need to Address On-Demand, Ridesharing and Modernize Outdated Taxi Regulation in the US, “Wisconsin International Law Journal” 2015, 33. [Google Scholar]

[2] Cunnigham-Parmeter K., Gig-Dependence: Finding the Real Independent-Contractors of Platform Work, “Northern Illinois University Law Review” 2019, 39. [Google Scholar]

[3] Dominicé A.M., Haux D.H., The Decision of the German Federal Court against Facebook: Opportunity to Define Digital Heritage?, “Santander Art and Culture Law Review” 2020, 2. [Google Scholar]

[4] Hoff W., The Guardians of Market Equality, “The Critique of Law” 2010, 3. [Google Scholar]

[5] Kotkin M.J., Uberizing Discrimination: Equal Employment and Gig Workers, “Tennessee Law Review” 2019, 87. [Google Scholar]

[6] Kuś A., The Importance of Innovation in the Development of Polish Business Gazelles, “Central European Management Journal” 2020, 1. [Google Scholar]

[7] Łuszczyński A., Value of Law in Political Thinking, “Studia Iuridica Lublinensia” 2020, 4. [Google Scholar]

[8] Matherne B.P., O’Toole J., Uber: Aggressive Management for Growth, “The Case Journal” 2017, 6. [Google Scholar]

[9] Means B., Seiner J.A., Navigating the Uber Economy, “UC Davis Law Review” 2016, 49. [Google Scholar]

[10] Mélypataki G.L., Dematerialisation of Workplace in Non-Classical Labour Law Relations, “Zbornik Radova” 2019, 53. [Google Scholar]

[11] Morston M., Only Employees: Ending the Misclassification of Digital Sex Workers in the Shared and Gig Economy, “American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law” 2020, 29. [Google Scholar]

[12] Ostoj I., Rozwój gig economy jako wyzwanie dla sfery regulacji rynku pracy, “Studia Prawno--Ekonomiczne” 2019, 110. [Google Scholar]

[13] Zietlow R.E., The New Peonage: Liberty and Precarity for Workers in the Gig Economy, “Wake Forest Law Review” 2020, 55. [Google Scholar]

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