Abstract:
The most recent studies have focused on the classification of the working activities carried out by the so-called “riders”, differentiating between self-employment and employment, suggesting the reintroduction of other types of working arrangements (so-called “quasi-subordinate” or “coordinated” employment), or pointing to the inadequacy of domestic legal frameworks in enforcing protection in relation to wage, working time, monitoring, union freedoms and strike. The present essay is centred on another issue: it is assumed that the jobs carried out through digital platforms – in the specific case of working activities performed for Gig Economy companies delivering goods or providing services to individuals and households – fall under temporary agency work as per the Italian Laws nos. 81 dated 15 June 2015 and 276 dated 10 September 2003.
