Is it a digital labour platform?
How much control does the platform have?
What do its automated systems do?
Answer the questions, then click Check the platform.
Result
What it does, and what it leaves to you
- Covers: the EU Directive 2024/2831 scope test, the rebuttable presumption of employment, and the algorithmic-management rules for platform work.
- Gives: in scope or not, an indicator count with a plain reading, prohibited-processing and human-review points, transparency duties and the days to 2 December 2026.
- Not decided: how your Member State defines the facts that trigger the presumption, existing national case law on worker status, tax and social-security treatment, the outcome of any dispute, and any change after this page was written.
Hiring freelancers rather than running a platform? Try the freelance contract checker. Also see the Pay Transparency Directive checker and the EU AI Act risk checker.
Common questions
What is the EU Platform Work Directive?
Directive (EU) 2024/2831 sets rules for work organised through digital platforms: a rebuttable presumption of employment where facts show control and direction, and limits on automated monitoring and decision-making that apply to workers whether they are classed as employed or self-employed. Member States must transpose it by 2 December 2026.
Does the Directive make gig workers employees?
Not automatically. It creates a rebuttable presumption: where facts indicating control and direction exist, the worker is presumed to be an employee and the platform must prove otherwise. What counts as those facts is left to national law and collective agreements.
Which platforms are covered?
Digital labour platforms: services delivered through a website or app, at the request of a customer, that involve organising work performed by individuals and use automated monitoring or decision-making. Platforms that only provide payments, listings or rented resources are generally outside.
What does the Directive say about algorithms?
Platforms must tell workers about automated monitoring and decision systems, may not process certain data such as emotional state or private conversations, must give a written statement of reasons for significant automated decisions such as suspension, and must offer human review.
When does it apply?
Member States have until 2 December 2026 to put it into national law. National laws may differ and some may be late, so check your own country's law and its entry date.
Is my data uploaded anywhere?
No. Everything is calculated in your browser and nothing is sent; a test in the code asserts there are no network calls.