Gig workers need to be aware of their contract terms and band together in order to maintain their working rights and pay.
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The ABS’ labour force survey is more than 50 years old. We need a new way of measuring employment for a new modes of work.
While some forms of co-living seek to match modern lifestyles and a desire to downsize, other profit-driven models simply exploit a lack of affordable housing alternatives.
The roll out of the NDIS means disability service providers and the people they employ are exposed to more market forces and this could result in protection for workers.
The Deliveroo strike shows even gig workers can find ways to push back if they feel they are being underpaid.
Workers in the gig economy have to deal with labour insecurity but they also take on more risk by using their own money to buy the tools they need to work.
A Productivity Commission report on digital disruption argues that government’s should stop creating barriers to innovation but it fails to provide solutions on privacy and ownership of data.
Why are populist candidates all the rage this year in the race for the White House? Recent research from Harvard and BU links it to the market economy and a similar trend in Europe.
The deal, in which drivers won’t pursue their claim to be employees in exchange for the cash and other changes, raises more questions than it answers.
Unions are in a self-described crisis. The well-known tale of union decline in Australia continues with the latest figures revealing less than 15% of workers are members of unions, with that dropping to…
Talk about the future of work is in the air these days, but will all the chatter lead to action and better living standards for tomorrow’s workers?
Digital technology makes it easy for people to join the so-called “gig” economy and compete for work. But what employment rights does this online workforce really have, if any?
Australians are used to casual work, but there’s not yet any evidence the gig economy is taking off.
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Associate Professor UTS Centre for Business and Social Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD Candidate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, RMIT University
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