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Work Schedules, Finances, and Freedom: Work Schedule Fit and Platform Dependence among Gig Workers on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk Platform

Socius
Formally, gig workers determine their work hours. Gig platforms, however, shape work schedules with many tools, including ratings, deadlines, pay, and competition.
Jeremy Reynolds, Daniel Felipe Pinzón Quintero, Julieta Aguilar, Reilly Kincaid   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Designing Sousveillance Tools for Gig Workers

As independently-contracted employees, gig workers disproportionately suffer the consequences of workplace surveillance, which include increased pressures to work, breaches of privacy, and decreased digital autonomy.
Muller, Michael, Santos, Maya De Los, Savage, Saiph, Do, Kimberly   +3 more
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Reading gig workers’ minds – Psychological contracts in the context of the gig economy

, 2022
The concept of psychological contracts is created to capture the reciprocal relationships existing in the workplace. The studies of psychological contracts aimed to obtain a deep understanding of the employee-employer relationship from two respective ...
Gao, Jianing
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Ghana's gig economy and the decent work cleft stick: The experiences of selected delivery service providers in Accra

Heliyon
Despite the enormous value created by the platform-based delivery service gig economy, gig workers in the Global South are often confronted with several challenges, which diminish their standard of living.
Solomon Kofi Amoah, Hannah Ayamba, Linda Ama Owusuaa Amoah, Samson Obed Appiah, Ewurakua Inkuma Inkum   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strategizing safety for women in the gig economy: a scoping review of policy research

Frontiers in Organizational Psychology
IntroductionThe gig economy has expanded significantly in urban public spaces; however, the perception of unsafe urban spaces by women and their families restricts their participation in the gig economy. This study aims to identify the safety concerns of
Deeksha Bajpai Tewari, Upma Gautam, Ankita Mishra, Kanishka Verma, Vaishnavi Jaiswal, Priya Das   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Education level as a catalyst: exploring the relationship between job autonomy, joy of work, and performance among low-skilled physical gig workers in Malaysia

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series
The gig economy has experienced a rise due to the prominence of digital platforms and the worldwide pandemic, leading to many individuals losing their regular income and joining the gig economy.
Mei Peng Low, Mumtaz Ali Memon
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Algorithmic management, preferences for autonomy/security and gig-workers' wellbeing: A matter of fit? [PDF]

Front Psychol, 2023
Felix B, Dourado D, Nossa V.
europepmc   +1 more source

Turnover intentions among gig workers: A job demands and resources perspective

Acta Psychologica
The high turnover of gig workers has become a pressing challenge for digital labor platforms. This study aims to explore the impact of job demands and resources on gig workers' turnover intention.
Zha Xiaofang, Zhang Yue, Suziana Mat Yasin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

From flexibility to fragility: exploring the experiences of gig workers in Bangladesh

Cogent Social Sciences
The rise of gig work is reshaping the labor market by offering flexibility and new employment opportunities through temporary, part-time, and contract-based arrangements driven by digital platforms.
Mutasim Billah, Tauhid Hossain Khan
doaj   +1 more source