Using the concept of regulatory space, this article asks how both the state and non-state actors influence employment regulations particular to the gig-economy. To address this question a mixed method approach is used, including interviews with strategically placed informants involved in policy formation at national and international levels, content analysis of legal cases, parliamentary inquiry transcripts and policy reports. The analysis contributes to an understanding of employment regulation by the state in two ways. First, it reports distinct ‘levers’, which lead to a particular state role of ‘ceding and seizing’ regulatory power. Second, it argues that these levers ultimately serve the accumulation interests of capital over the legitimacy of employment rights for labour. The findings have wider societal implications for issues of equity, justice and employment regulation applicable to the gig-economy.

本文使用监管空间的概念，探讨国家和非国家行为者如何影响特定于零工经济的就业法规。为了解决这个问题，我们采用了一种混合方法，包括与参与国家和国际政策制定的战略性线人进行访谈、法律案件的内容分析、议会调查记录和政策报告。该分析有助于从两个方面理解国家的就业监管。首先，它报告了不同的“杠杆”，这导致了“让与并夺取”监管权力的特定国家角色。其次，它认为这些杠杆最终服务于资本的积累利益，而不是劳动就业权的合法性。研究结果对公平问题具有更广泛的社会影响，