Date of Publication:
2021
The ILAW Network is pleased to present the first in its series of special publications. This report,
Taken for a Ride: Litigating the Digital Platform Model, attempts to respond to requests from ILAW
Network members and others for comparative analysis on the litigation taking place around the
world against digital platforms such as Uber, Foodora, Deliveroo and many others. This report is
divided into two parts. Part I is an essay prepared by Jason Moyer-Lee1 and Nicola Contouris2 which
surveys the major cases which have been brought by workers against digital platforms concerning
the existence of an employment relation-ship – whether to contest unjust dismissal, to claim a
certain wage or benefit or to be able to join a union and benefit from a collective agreement. Part II
of this report is a digest of key judicial decisions concerning digital platforms, including case
summaries from every region and related news and analysis. [View resource]
