The Guardian
Thinktank and charity tell Andy Burnham to stop gig economy firms from playing 'bogus self-employment' hide-and-seek with 4 million workers' rights.
The Guardian
Supp, a popular hospitality gig app, calls its workers 'independent contractors,' leaving them without super and other entitlements - and workers are starting to ask questions.
The Guardian
TUC says Uber's dynamic pricing turns wages into a slot machine, with algorithms calling the shots and workers left praying for a payout.
The Atlantic
The rich have long had staff to handle life's drudgery; now, for a mere $25-$50 an hour, the merely comfortable can also outsource their mental load and cricket-buying duties.
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