WHAT'S THE GIG IDEA: fair work in the platform economy
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In this episode
In February the Supreme Court ruled against Uber in a major case on the rights of its drivers. Could it prompt a shift in working conditions in the gig economy? Former Uber driver and co-claimant in the recent case James Farrar tells us about his legal victory, Kelle Howson from Fairwork talks about what it could mean more widely, then Martin Buttle from ShareAction talks us through the investor response to Deliveroo’s recent IPO.
Guests
James Farrar (@jamesfarrar), co-claimant in recent Uber case at the Supreme Court and founder of the Worker Info Exchange
Kelle Howson (@kellehowson), researcher at FairWork
Martin Buttle (@martinbuttle), head of Good Work at ShareAction
More info
Uber case
Supreme Court: Uber vs Aslam and others summary / full judgement (Feb 2021)
FairWork: Uber forced to recognise its drivers as workers, but falls short of offering Fair Pay and Representation (Mar 2021)
Wired: The biggest legal crisis facing Uber started with a pile of vomit (Jun 2018)
Gig economy rights
Kelle Howson et al: Covid, Uber, and the unravelling logic of the gig economy (Jun 2020)
Fairwork: Gig economy and Covid-19 (Sept 2020)
Fairwork: Principles for platform work
ILAW: Litigating the digital platform model (Mar 2021)
Deliveroo IPO
Bureau of Investigative Journalism: Deliveroo riders can earn as little as £2 an hour (Mar 2021)
FT: Deliveroo becomes ‘worst IPO in London’s history’ (Mar 2021)
IWGB/ShareAction: Deliveroo investor briefing (Mar 2021)