Finance
The Verge: Uber and Lyft ordered by California judge to classify drivers as employees
A stunning court ruling puts Uber and Lyft in a tight spot Read here Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images
Gig Economy
Finance
IWGB: IWGB wins worker status and rights for ‘gig economy’ CitySprint couriers once and for all
City Sprint changed workers’ contracts rather than comply with a previous ruling that they were entitled to holiday pay and minimum wage. The company could now be forced to pay out thousands in unpaid holidays. […]
Economics
black & brown – Reclaiming Work: The Cycle Couriers Subverting The Gig Economy
This series of articles concerning the Gig Economy in the EU was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Lipman-Miliband Trust Cycle courier cooperatives are turning technology on the gig economy giants. Film […]
Finance
Ben Wray – Digital Platforms and the Pandemic: Interview with Jamie Woodcock
The changing face of the gig economy Ben Wray is a freelance journalist leading BRAVE NEW EUROPE’S Gig Economy Project. He also produces a morning newsletter called Source Direct on Scottish politics, which you can […]
Corruption
Carlos Rodríguez – Spain: Uber and Corruption in Madrid
The Spanish right-wing Popular Party (PP), notorious for its corruption, now runs the regional and city council of Madrid. They are using their new-found power to liberalise the taxi sector in the Spanish capital. Unsurprisingly, […]
Finance
Tom Vickers – Uber Supreme Court Battle: Even if Drivers Win, they need New Laws to Protect Them
Pixabay, CC BY-SA Tom Vickers, Nottingham Trent University The UK supreme court has just heard an appeal from Uber that has far-reaching implications for UK drivers and the wider gig economy. Uber wants to overturn […]
Corruption
Carlos Rodríguez – Uber y la corrupción en Madrid
El Partido Popular, conocido por su corrupción, ahora dirige los gobiernos regional y municipal en Madrid. Este está utilizando su nuevo poder para liberalizar el sector del taxi en la capital española. Como era de […]
Finance
The Gig Economy: A Critical Introduction, by Jamie Woodcock and Mark Graham
Book review by Ben Wray What is the gig economy, and what isn’t? How did it come into being? How is it changing work? The Gig Economy Project reviews a new introduction to the topic. […]
Finance
The Gig – Big Tech on its Heels This Week
There was so much going on this week we decided to do this special 6 minute flash pod to keep our listeners up to date! We’ve been tracking gig workers’ legal battles around the world […]
Finance
Alan Bogg – Uber v Heller and the Prospects for a Transnational Judicial Dialogue on the Gig Economy
Across the world, Gig employers are now facing a legal reckoning in the highest courts. Alan Bogg is Professor of Labour Law at the University of Bristol Cross-posted from Oxford Human Rights Hub On 21st […]