4.4 MILLION adults in England & Wales work for gig economy companies (15% of working adults - up from 6% in 2016).
Low-paid, challenging, insecure & exploitative work, with very poor working conditions, has been normalised in free-market #ToryBritain.
theguardian.com/business/2021/…
Low-paid, challenging, insecure & exploitative work, with very poor working conditions, has been normalised in free-market #ToryBritain.
theguardian.com/business/2021/…
“Gig work can offer flexibility, but many workers also experience lower pay & poor working conditions".
Millions of workers now have to rely on casual & insecure jobs to make ends meet - often on top of other work.
Millions of workers now have to rely on casual & insecure jobs to make ends meet - often on top of other work.
https://twitter.com/docrussjackson/status/1359445200305815554
“Gig economy platforms are using new technologies to carry out the age-old practice of worker exploitation. Too often gig workers are denied their rights & are treated like disposable labour.”- Frances O’Grady, general secretary of @The_TUC.
https://twitter.com/docrussjackson/status/1359445204697284613
A ruling earlier this year forced Uber to guarantee its 70,000 UK private hire drivers a minimum hourly wage, holiday pay & pension, but platforms including Deliveroo, Stuart & Amazon Flex insist their workers are independent self-employed contractors without such basic rights.
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