The monograph deals with economically dependent self-employment, that is, a form of employment where self-employed individuals without staff derive all or most of their income from one or a dominant client. These individuals fall into the "gray zone" between dependent employment and genuine self-employment and are under conditions of intense economic dependence and limited autonomy, characteristics that do not align with the fundamental features of genuine self-employment.

How is economically dependent self-employment approached at international, European, and national levels?

Does the current Greek legal framework provide effective protection to economically dependent self-employed workers?

Should social protection be extended to them?

If yes, what reasons make it necessary and how can it be provided?

What could be an appropriate regulatory framework and what should be the scope of social protection to be recognized?

Which comparative examples from the European context could be utilized to develop an appropriate regulatory framework?

This work is addressed to lawyers, judges, academics, students, policymakers, and professionals in labor law and social security law.