Better work in the gig economy: enabling gig workers to live with financial security, dignity and dreams
Perera, Kapila ; Ohrvik-Stott, Jacob ; Miller, Catherine
2020
22 p.
digital economy ; working conditions ; employment status ; precarious employment ; job insecurity ; low wages ; workers rights
Economics
English
"Collaborating with gig workers, this report from think tank Doteveryone and funded by Trust for London formulates ideas about how to create better work in the gig economy for those that digital disruption has left on the fringes.
The future of work is happening now and not on some far-off horizon. One in ten Brits takes a job via a digital platform at least once a week. And the services they provide - the almost instantaneous taxi rides, cleaning, manicures or babysitting - are now taken for granted by consumers.
The data-driven innovation that matches customers' wishes to workers' capabilities has opened new opportunities for those who already had them. For those with existing skills and financial means, gig work offers flexibility and freedom.
But for those who don't, the app has become a trap. They have no option but to work gigs, and no way out once they've begun."
Digital
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