Introduction
'Gig' was a word mostly used in the entertainment
industry to express temporary/incidental employment. Gig economy
can be defined as the ex ante specified, paid tasks carried out by
independent contractor (or workers? or employees?) and is still
small but expected to grow. The growth has accelerated since
COVID-19 pandemic mostly via online platforms that mediate flexible
labor, so much so that "platform economy" has become a
common term as well. Most popular platforms are Uber, AirBnb,
Glovo, Deliveroo, TaskRabbit, Didi. Though it has been subject to
interest of scholars, unions and policymakers, there is not an
agreed conceptualization and uniform framework. 1
With this article series, we will try to shed some light on one
of the grey areas of gig economy: supply of the labor. Does the
supply of labor concern independent contractors or employees? Or
should a third category be considered for those work in gig
economy. Since certain boundaries could
