The rise of digital platforms, which are also considered the main factors of the platform economy, had the greatest impact on the transformation of the nature of work. One of the consequences of digitization is the shift of the labor market to the digital world. Such a labor market is characterized as two-sided, where users and consumers, i.e. the worker and the client have mutual benefits. Mutual benefit is enabled in the way digital platforms function, which is reduced to collecting and processing data and facilitating interaction and exchange between users. Professional literature does not agree on the definition of the platform economy, and as a result, there are different classifications of work. Different classifications of work through digital platforms cause a problem in the development of instruments and measurement of this form of work. As with traditional work, working through digital platforms brings different challenges, such as the issue of work flexibility, employment status, the problem of access to work, algorithmic management, personal data protection, worker health and union association. Digital platforms that play the role of intermediaries between users have long been neglected. The impact of such intermediation has attracted the attention of regulatory authorities after it was realized that digital platforms are often non-transparent about their business models. This paper explains each of these challenges and offers existing or possible solutions. Solving the challenges caused by new forms of work is not a simple task and the application of solutions depends on the regulatory and social arrangements of each country. The future of work in the platform economy is uncertain, but rough estimates show that the platform economy is increasingly affecting traditional jobs and creating new jobs at the same time. The regulatory bodies of the European Union can serve us as an example in the regulation of the platform economy.