Online Platforms and Platform Work Portugal Legally binding definition of online platforms Specific register of online platforms Specific regulation applicable to online platforms Online platforms are considered to be employers Law No.45/2018, popularly known as the‘ Uber Law’, defines an electronic platform, making reference to passenger transport services as platforms that‘organise and make avai­lable to interested parties the individual and remunerated mode of transport of passengers in unmarked vehicles.’ The law also governs the employment status of individual platform workers and introduces a presumption of employment. 16% Based on the COLLEEM survey, nearly 16% of adult Internet users in Portugal have provided services via platforms at some time. TOP 5 Portuguese workers are amongst the“Top 5” in providing digital services in creative and media techno­logy, translations or software develop­ment for such plat­forms as Upwork and Freelancer. Nearly as many women as men spend at least 10 hours a week wor­king on platforms. The gender ratio depends on the sector, however, with transport and delivery services being dominated by male workers. The market is dominated by international platforms for the growing transport and food delivery sectors. The most popular online platforms currently operating in Portugal are Uber, Glovo and Uber Eats, although other platforms such as Bolt, TakeAway and Cabify have entered the Portuguese market. One of the Portuguese platforms, EatTasty, has been operating since 2016. The platform has also been successful in entering the Spanish market. The accelerating ascendancy of platform work in Portugal has been largely attributed to economic decline as a result of the financial crisis. Many people have started looking for alternative sources of income due to high unemployment rates.