title: Employment relationship and platform work: Global trends and case of Kazakhstan
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metadata.value: Khasenov, Muslim
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2023-02-14T19:43:28Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2023-02-14T19:43:28Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2023
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.citation
metadata.value: Khasenov, Muslim. 2023. “Employment relationship and platform work: Global trends and case of Kazakhstan.” Russian Journal of Labour & Law 13: 195–201. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu32.2023.113
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu32.2023.113
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/39122
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metadata.value: The global response to the phenomenon of platform work has various forms and approaches.
  The general trend is that numerous court cases are succeeded by legislative initiatives. It is
  obviously that platform workers no more cannot be considered as a pure entrepreneur or selfemployed
  persons. Due to the control of “hidden algorithms” they fall under the power of the
  gig company more than ordinary independent contractors. The case of Kazakhstan confirms
  this approach and proceeds from the special regime of the platform labour within the scope
  of employment regulation. However, we should seek a balance between social and economic
  function of labour law. Traditional construction of employment relationship cannot be entirely
  applied to the platform workers. Nevertheless, it is crucial to ensure decent labour conditions
  for them. The solution of the problem is enforcement of presumption of employment
  based on flexible regulatory policy to this form of employment. For example, Kazakhstan’s
  response to the platform work challenges is based on distinction between location-based and
  web-based platform work depending on the degree of employer’s power. The hidden algorithmic
  control of location-based platforms is a core element in a set of proofs recognizing employment
  relationship between gig companies and their workers. At the same time web-based
  platforms present more autonomy of their workers who can serve as independent contractors
  or freelancers. The author concludes that the international community shall elaborate wellbalanced
  approach to regulation of employment relationship based on digital platforms.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: en
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Russian Journal of Labour & Law;Volume 13
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: employment relationship
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: platform work
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: gig companies
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: presumption of employment
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Kazakhstan
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: independent contractor
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: freelancer
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: technology platform marketplace
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: hidden algorithms
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: employment misclassification
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: location-based platform
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: web-based platform
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Employment relationship and platform work: Global trends and case of Kazakhstan
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metadata.value: Article
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