Knowledge base
Gig work & platform work
The basics: what gig work and platform work are, and how app taxi differs from traditional taxi work.
In short
Platform work is work distributed through a digital platform, for example an app.
Gig work means being paid per assignment instead of per month.
In app taxi the same person can be a driver, an employee or self-employed — and that decides which rules apply.
In depth
What is platform work?
Platform work is work organised through a digital platform. How the platform affects price, assignments and access to work in app taxi.
The EU Platform Work Directive
EU Platform Work Directive 2024/2831 explained: employment status, algorithmic management and transparency — and where Swedish implementation stands.
Algorithmic management
Algorithmic management means digital systems monitor, allocate and decide about work. What that can look like in app taxi and why it is being regulated.
What is an intermediary?
An intermediary is a middle party. In app taxi an operator can sit between the platform and the driver, which affects who carries responsibility.
Taxiunionen's response on the Platform Work Directive
A summary of Taxiunionen's submission on SOU 2026:3: actual control, intermediaries, presumption, algorithmic management and platform responsibility.
In progress
What does the directive mean for taxi drivers?
A deeper look at what the Platform Work Directive can mean in a taxi driver's daily work — published once verified against original sources.
In progress
Employee or self-employed?
What decides employment status in app taxi — published once verified against original sources.