The Concept of Subordination as an Element of Employment for Digital Platform Workers in the Republic of Lithuania
By: Rūta Globytė
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjlp-2024-00015 | Journal eISSN: 2029-0454
Language: English
Page range: 61 - 76
Submitted on: Feb 24, 2024
Accepted on: Sep 2, 2024
Published on: Jan 22, 2025
Published by: Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy and the Faculty of Law of Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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