Precarity and sleep problems among online platform workers: Evidence from a survey of German-speaking workers

Our findings highlight that platform-related working conditions, particularly opaque management systems and limited ability to take time off, are important correlates of sleep problems among OPW. Addressing these factors may contribute to improving sleep health in this growing segment of the workforce.

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Sleep Health
Published
2026-01-29
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2025.11.013
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Digital Economy and Work Transformation
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Precarity and sleep problems among online platform workers: Evidence from a survey of German-speaking workers

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Precarity and sleep problems among online platform workers: Evidence from a survey of German-speaking workers

Maddalena Josefin Lamura, Dominik Klaus, Julian Kettl, Marcel Bilger, Barbara Haas
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Abstract

Our findings highlight that platform-related working conditions, particularly opaque management systems and limited ability to take time off, are important correlates of sleep problems among OPW. Addressing these factors may contribute to improving sleep health in this growing segment of the workforce.

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Vienna University of Economics and Business (AT), Centre for Social Innovation (AT)
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Openalex Percentile: Top 77%
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