For years, both Lyft and Uber have said that if they are forced to reclassify gig workers as employees that such a change would have an adverse effect on their profitability. Is anyone surprised? Read […]
The Gig Economy is the exploitation system of the future. That is why corporations are fighting unionisation so vehemently, so that they do not ruin the business model. Ben Wray is a freelance journalist leading […]
The Gig Economy Project looks at how work is changing in Europe three months into the Covid-19 crisis, finding that the combination of corporate lobbyists exploiting the crisis and the growing dominance of the digital […]
To understand Coronavirus crisis in Spain, it is essential to understand its history of endemic corruption, in this case of public services, that is driven by politicians guided by Spain’s large financial interests (banks and […]
The Fairwork Germany 2020 report (English; German) highlights how platforms in Germany fare in the working conditions they provide to their workers. This research is particularly timely in light of the COVID-19 public health crisis, which has brought the risks faced by front-line […]
The Taxi Project 2.0 has announced a court action today against Uber for tax fraud, in the latest offensive by the Taxi workers’ movement in Spain against the platform giant. The Gig Economy Project reports. Ben Wray […]
New York just passed a temporary 15% cap on third-party delivery commissions and a limit of 5% on marketing contributions and other related fees. And Uber Eats, which just made a bid to buy Grubhub, […]
Even Über Eats, despite a surge in income, is still loss making. Read here
This says almost everything about platform economy practices. Read here
Amazon logistics workers have won much attention for organizing during the pandemic. Read here
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