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Weakening worker protections? Uncovering the gig economy and the future of work in the UK

, 2023
In this chapter on the UK context, we offer an analysis that is multidimensional in that the perspectives that are adopted cut across macro (policymaking), meso (trade unions and labour organisations) and micro (self-employed workers).
Montgomery, Tom, Baglioni, Simone
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Predicting Worker Classification in the Gig Economy [PDF]

, 2021
This article is published in Tax Notes Federal and is reproduced with the permission of Tax Analysts. The original article can be found at: https://www.taxnotes.com/featured-analysis/predicting-worker-classification-gig-economy/2021/12/17/7cpkfIssues ...
Alarie, Benjamin, Gardhouse, Kathrin
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Perlindungan Hukum Kepada Gig Worker Gudang Logistik terhadap Wanprestasi oleh Penyedia Platform Digital dalam Hubungan Kemitraan Berbasis Gig Economy [PDF]

Partnership relationship between digital platform providers with Gig Worker Warehouse Logistics Warehouse is carried out with a verbal work agreement. In its implementation there is an act of default, namely the policy of reducing the wages of Gig Worker
Yudhantaka, Lintang, Cahyaningrum, Regita Pramesti   +1 more
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Choosing to be a Gig Worker: A Field Experiment

, 2022
Various studies aim at exploring characteristics and motives of gig workers (Cook et. al, 2019, Gleim et. al, 2019, Elmer et. al, 2019, Matthes, 2021).
Nadav Steinberg, Abigail Hurwitz
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Humans as a Service: The Promise and Perils of Work in the Gig Economy, by Jeremias Prassl

Osgoode Hall Law Journal, 2020
The gig economy is “the collection of markets that match providers to consumers on a gig basis in support of on-demand commerce.” Some of the most recognizable examples in Canada are Lyft and Uber.
Ara Dungca
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Getting the first gig: Exploring the affective relations of accessing place-based platform labour

Digital Geography and Society, 2023
Platform labour has established itself as a new form of work in recent years. The platforms themselves advertise the flexibility and freedom of being an independent contractor as beneficial characteristics of their working arrangements. However, existing
Marisol Keller
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A systemic exploratory case study of an Australian female gig worker: Intersections between career development, migration, and gig work

, 2022
Worldwide the number of people employed in gig work is on the rise. While there are many types of gig work, much of it is precarious and does not afford workers the security of more traditional work.
Abkhezr, Peyman, McMahon, Mary
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Understanding worker psychological well-being and perceived support on a digital labor platform: The worker perspective

Computers in Human Behavior Reports
Adopting the job demands-resources model as a theoretical lens, this study investigated worker well-being and perceived organizational support in the gig work environment through a mixed-methods approach.
Xuefei Deng, Pamela Estell, Tawei Wang
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Mapping the Gig Economy: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis of Gig Worker Research

Jamanika (Jurnal Manajemen Bisnis dan Kewirausahaan)
This study aims to map and analyze research trends on gig workers. Using the bibliometric method with Prisma flow diagram to show the transparent data mining flow.
Siti Faizah, Tri Siwi Agustina
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Worker solidarity among gig and precarious workers

, 2023
This chapter provides examples of how the inherent contradictions of the labour process in the gig economy provide the potential for the emergence of solidarity and resistance even in the ‘brave new world’ of the platform economy and of the mechanisms ...
Tassinari, Arianna, Maccarrone, Vincenzo
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