The Oxford Internet Institute has published what it bills as the world’s first rating system for working conditions on gig economy platforms. The Fairwork academic research project is a collaboration with the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore, the University of Cape Town, the University of Manchester, and the University of the Western Cape. As […]
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BuzzFeed News employees vote to unionize
Shortly after BuzzFeed News employees revealed that they had voted to unionize, its editor-in-chief said the company wants to meet with them to discuss voluntarily recognition. Employees announced today that they are organizing as BuzzFeed News Union under the NewsGuild of New York. “Our staff has been organizing for several months, and we have legitimate […]
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Uber has lost another appeal against a landmark 2016 UK employment tribunal ruling that found a group of drivers to be workers, rather than self-employed, meaning they’re entitled to benefits such as holiday pay and the National Minimum Wage. The court of appeal today upheld previous decisions classifying the drivers as workers. Although the ruling […]
View More Uber loses another appeal against drivers’ rights in UKUK workplace rights reform doesn’t look disruptive to gig economy giants
The UK government has set out a labor market reform package it bills as a major upgrade to workplace rights in the era of disruptive gig economy platforms. The reforms, which include new legislation, are intended to take account of changes in working practices including those flowing from tech platforms. But despite some gig economy platforms standing […]
View More UK workplace rights reform doesn’t look disruptive to gig economy giantsAmazon workers strike on Black Friday over working conditions
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Thousands of Amazon workers all across Europe are striking today.
As shoppers in the U.S.A. log in to Amazon to find Black Friday deals, Amazon workers in the UK, Spain, France, Italy, and Germany are striking to protest working conditions in the company’s warehouses.
Black Friday is considered to be the busiest shopping day of the year for retailers.
The British trade union that represents Amazon’s warehouse workers, GMB Union, says its members are protesting “in anger of inhumane conditions” that they claim Amazon’s warehouse employees endure. The union has been posting updates from the strike on social media under the hashtag #AmazonWeAreNotRobots. Read more…
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View More Amazon workers strike on Black Friday over working conditionsUK Uber drivers to stage 24 hour strike over pay and conditions
A UK union that represents the interests of Uber drivers has called a 24 hour strike for tomorrow. Ride-hailing giant Uber may not be comfortable thinking of the people who do the driving on its platform as workers but, in 2016, a UK employment tribunal ruled against its classification of a group of then current […]
View More UK Uber drivers to stage 24 hour strike over pay and conditionsAmazon will now pay all of its U.S. employees at least $15
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Amid increasing public pressure, Amazon has announced it will be raising the minimum wage of all its employees in the U.S. to at least $15 an hour.
The increase in pay for Amazon workers will kick in almost immediately, with the new $15 wage beginning next month.
According to a statement released today by the online retail giant, the wage increase will affect more than 350,000 workers. That number also covers over 100,000 seasonal employees who will soon be hired at by the company throughout the United States for the holidays.” Amazon currently employs around 575,000 workers around the world. Read more…
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UberEats UK couriers striking over pay changes
Groups of UberEats couriers are continuing to strike over pay and calling for a minimum £5 per delivery fee. Several strikes have been reported in London over the past few days, as well as other UK cities including Glasgow, Cardiff and Plymouth. Late last week Uber revealed a new pay structure which shrinks the per […]
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A report into the pay and conditions for riders delivering food for gig economy platform Deliveroo has urged the company to commit to offering a form of worker status to those riders who form the backbone of its workforce, arguing that the current reality is a dual labour market — which works very well for […]
View More Deliveroo’s ‘flexible’ labor model likened to 20th century dockyardsUnion wins right to challenge Deliveroo on human rights grounds
The UK High Court has granted a union permission to challenge Deliveroo’s opposition to collective bargaining for its couriers on human rights grounds. The IWGB union argues that couriers for the restaurant food delivery company should be classed as workers — who would then have basic employment rights such as the minimum wage, holiday pay and […]
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Ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft are delivering pitiful levels of take-home pay to the hundreds of thousands of US independent contractors providing their own vehicles and driving skills to deliver the core service, according to an MIT CEEPR study examining the economics of the two app platforms. The report catalyses the debate about conditions for workers on gig economy platforms, and… Read More
UK outs plan to bolster gig economy workers rights
The UK government has announced a package of labor market reforms to respond to changes in working patterns including those driven by the rise of gig economy platforms and apps like Uber and Deliveroo. Read More
View More UK outs plan to bolster gig economy workers rights