The gig economy
What is the gig economy and why is it controversial?
What is the gig economy and why is it controversial?
The gig economy is touted by some as key to workers’ freedom, but many of those workers say it’s eroding their rights. This is what you need to know about the work model
The Uber files: leaked documents reveal a strategy of chaos – has anything changed?
The Uber files: leaked documents reveal a strategy of chaos – has anything changed?
The Uber files have lifted the lid on the controversy at the ride hailing app. Academic Jimena Valdez explains how the company embraced the chaos it wrought.
Food delivery drivers are taking part in the UK’s ‘longest ever gig economy strike’
Food delivery drivers are taking part in the UK’s ‘longest ever gig economy strike’
McDonald’s branches in Sheffield have been forced to stop taking orders due to the walkout over delivery fee payments.
Food delivery riders to TfL drivers: The strikes you should know about this winter
Food delivery riders to TfL drivers: The strikes you should know about this winter
Ocado Zoom workers face ‘botched’ fire and rehire tactics as MP highlights their ‘appalling treatment’
Ocado Zoom workers face ‘botched’ fire and rehire tactics as MP highlights their ‘appalling treatment’
A National Food Service? TfL for taxis? What nationalising the gig economy could look like
A National Food Service? TfL for taxis? What nationalising the gig economy could look like
Striking Uber drivers demand end to ‘racist’ facial recognition software
Striking Uber drivers demand end to ‘racist’ facial recognition software
‘It’s going crazy’: How minicab drivers are coping with the fuel crisis
‘It’s going crazy’: How minicab drivers are coping with the fuel crisis
‘Cold and callous’: The Uber Eats algorithm is sacking people automatically
‘Cold and callous’: The Uber Eats algorithm is sacking people automatically
Uber drivers fear workers rights changes will leave them ‘worse off’
Uber drivers fear workers rights changes will leave them ‘worse off’
Gig economy: What does the Supreme Court’s Uber decision mean for workers?
Gig economy: What does the Supreme Court’s Uber decision mean for workers?
Gig economy workers facing ‘triple hit’ of pandemic hardship
Gig economy workers facing ‘triple hit’ of pandemic hardship
‘Killed By My Debt’ highlights the fatal extremes of the gig economy
