Veřejná správa a sociální politika 2024, 4(2):29-40 | DOI: 10.25142/vssp.2024.004

CARERS IN THE PLATFORM ECONOMY

Aleš Kroupa1
1 Výzkumný ústav práce a sociálních věcí, v. v. i.

The article deals with employees of digital work platforms working in the field of care for seniors and young children. The text focuses on the characteristic patterns of behaviour and the motivation of workers to assess the flexibility inherent in platform work. It also mentions compensatory mechanisms associated with the uncertainty that this way of working brings.

Keywords: digital work platform, platform work, work flexibility, informal care, social services

Received: September 22, 2024; Revised: October 25, 2024; Accepted: October 27, 2024; Published: July 24, 2025  Show citation

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Kroupa A. CARERS IN THE PLATFORM ECONOMY. Veřejná správa a sociální politika. 2024;4(2):29-40. doi: 10.25142/vssp.2024.004.
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