Pay Algorithms Make Working in the Gig Economy Feel Like ‘Gambling,’ Study Says
Vice, 25 January 2023
A new study identifies "algorithmic pay discrimination" on gig work platforms.
‘Gig work’ rule is in Biden administration’s crosshairs, sending DoorDash and Lyft stocks to all-time lows
MarketWatch, 12 October 2022
Labor Department proposes new rule that could change the status of many workers from independent contractors to employees, sending shares in companies that built their business models on contractor workforce plunging.
Biden Proposal to Make Gig Workers Employees Sinks Uber and Lyft Stock
Vice, 11 October 2022
The proposed rule rolls back a Trump administration rule that made it easier to classify workers as independent contractors.
Biden’s new labor rule tests the gig economy as we know it
Quartz, 12 October 2022
The Department of Labor aims to curb the “misclassification” of workers and expand their rights
Fairwork Newsletter June 2024
4 June 2024
Fairwork US finds that workers of colour disproportionately bear the brunt of risks associated with gig work
14 August 2023
The gig economy risks rolling back hard-fought gender-based entitlements in the workplace
28 June 2023
Phenix Centre hosts annual Fairwork Summit in Jordan, bringing together global experts on the future of platform work
7 June 2023