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Employment and Working Conditions of Selected Types of Platform Work [PDF]

, 2018
Platform work is a form of employment that uses an online platform to match the supply of and demand for paid labour. In Europe, platform work is still small in scale but is rapidly developing.
de Groen, Willem Pieter, Kilhoffer, Zachary, Lenaerts, Karolien, Mandl, Irene   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Motivated by Money? Class, Gender, Race, and Workers’ Accounts of Platform-Based Gig Work Participation

RSF
This article examines how workers describe their motivations for participation in the platform-based gig economy, particularly as rideshare and delivery drivers. I investigate how these accounts vary by socioeconomic class, gender, and race.
Brandon A. Jackson
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Al-Syaibānī Conception of Work in Kitāb al-Kasb and the Relevance to Gig Economy

Al-Muamalat
Gig economy, often promoted as a flexible labor solution, has led to structural issues including worker vulnerability, unequal relationships, and a diminished sense of work.
Naufatti Aufa, Wahyu Akbar, Hanief Monady, Muhammad Riza Hafizi, Muhaimin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Emerging Gig Economy and Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Societies
Online work mediated by digital platforms is prevalent across various sectors, including food delivery, data entry, and professional services. Globally, gig work and the gig economy are growing with improved and increased Internet coverage and mobile ...
Desmond Ayentimi, Albert Amankwaa, John Burgess   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Isomonodromic deformations of connections with singularities of parahoric formal type

, 2011
In previous work, the authors have developed a geometric theory of fundamental strata to study connections on the projective line with irregular singularities of parahoric formal type.
A. Moy, C.J. Bushnell, Christopher L. Bremer, D.S. Sage, Daniel S. Sage, E. Witten, J. Marsden, L. Schlesinger, M. Bertola, M. Jimbo, M. Jimbo, P. Boalch   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Gig Work and the Pandemic: Looking for Good Pay from Bad Jobs During the COVID-19 Crisis. [PDF]

Work Occup, 2023
Reynolds J, Kincaid R.
europepmc   +1 more source

Analysing the evolution and patterns of the gig economy: a bibliometric examination of growth and trends

Cogent Business & Management
This article examines global academic research and provides an overview of the gig economy. The article provides a comprehensive framework based on a literature review, offering insights into the evolution of research trends, key themes, and ...
Soumya Vadavi, Jekka Chandrasekaran Sharmiladevi   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Meaningful app-work? Exploring meaningful work experiences of food delivery couriers in Poland [PDF]

Central European Management Journal
Purpose – The rise of app-based work in the gig economy, particularly within the food delivery sector, challenges traditional employment paradigms and raises questions about the potential for achieving meaningful work experiences.
Aneta Pieczka, Miłosz Miszczyński
doaj   +1 more source

The intersections of migration, app-based gig work, and career development: implications for career practice and research. [PDF]

Int J Educ Vocat Guid, 2022
Abkhezr P, McMahon M.
europepmc   +1 more source

A Commentary on Litigation Involving Uber Technologies, Inc. [PDF]

, 2018
Uber Technologies, Inc. is a peer-to-peer ridesharing, food delivery, and transportation network managed in San Francisco, California. Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp developed the idea for the ridesharing app in 2008, after experiencing difficulty ...
Hagemeier, Catherine
core   +2 more sources