As scholars and policymakers around the world seek a systematic approach to the question of 'gig work,' one of its regulatory dimensions – the intersection of labor and competition law – points toward a deeper reconceptualization of the conventional legal and economic categories typically brought to bear upon it. A comparative approach to the question of gig work further reveals the variety and contingency of background assumptions that are often overlooked in the context of domestic policy debates. By combining a detailed comparative doctrinal survey of the regulation of non-employee workers in domestic competition law systems with a set of essays reframing the underlying questions raised – in terms of international legal frameworks, freedom of association norms, alternative approaches to law and economics, and more – The Cambridge Handbook of Labor in Competition Law moves the debates over the fissured workplace and the labor – competition law intersection forward in novel ways.

‘… a great book for both labour and competition lawyers and anyone interested in this crucial topic.’

Marco Biasi Source: European Journal of Social Security

‘… this handbook offers a timely and constructive response to this pressing issue drawing on various jurisdictions with distinct economic, legal and political contexts. It might also prompt readers to generate a comparative and international perspective on the emerging normative expansion within competition law itself, with work, workers and smaller players at or near its core.’

Ou Lin Source: British Journal of Industrial Relations