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Bookmark or Share- Why we need a gig economy that works for everyone - The World Economic ...Worker protections should recognise that many gig workers work through multiple apps, often simultaneously. "Multi-app-ing" is not a problem for delivering social protections against work-based risks, such as an accident while working, where it is clear who should pay, i.e. the platform through which a task was being completed at the time of ...
- What is the gig economy and what's the deal for gig workers?While gig-economy workers often eschew the rights offered to employees on the payroll, in February 2021 a UK court found that drivers for a car ride-hailing app were entitled to benefits including paid holidays, a minimum wage and a pension. Court rulings in other countries could potentially set a precedent for the gig economy as a whole.
- The gig economy is changing the way we work. Now regulation must catch upSo is the gig economy good or bad for the future of employment? Like most technologies it is neither inherently good nor bad. Digital work platforms can span a range of both high-skilled, high-paid work and low-skilled, low-paid work.
- Should you go freelance? What to know about the gig economy | World ...Your gender and where in the world you live may impact your decision to go freelance - as this video on the gender gap in gig-worker wages in Australia explains. Meanwhile, in Africa, the rise of digital commerce promises to benefit 80 million young people.
- How to build a fairer gig economy in 4 steps - The World Economic ForumFirst, that it’s big. In 2019, roughly one-in-10 workers in the UK earns a living in the gig economy. In the US, the equivalent figure is an estimated 8%. Earlier this year, there was a pan-African survey that showed that 1.3% of adult Africans now earn money from gig economy platforms (the online companies that provide the work).
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