Care Platforms: Challenges and Opportunities

This paper examines the challenges and opportunities that this context presents for organising care workers needs, representing the care workforce and creating sustainable approaches to care through digital platform solutions including commercial and cooperative based approaches.
The paper sets out a dichotomy of approaches for with regard to representing the concerns of platform based care workers.
The paper outlines the implications of the EU Directive on Platform Work, and also the possible implications associated with the transposition of the Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages and Collective Bargaining Coverage in creating a sustainable workforce in home care provision