UNWORKABLE – Episode 1 – The gig-economy – Platform Cooperativism Resource Library

Summary

The debut episode of “Unworkable” looks into the so-called “gig-economy”, with stories from Deliveroo riders fighting below minimum-wage pay in Brighton. There are also interviews with Leigh Day solicitor Annie Powell, who successfully challenged Uber at the employment tribunal, London School of Economics fellow Jamie Woodcock and University of Hertfordshire professor Ursula Huws.

Hosted and produced by Emiliano Mellino for the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB).

Topic: Platform Capitalism
Topic: Business Model
Topic: Gig Economy
Topic: Worker Power
Topic: Public Policy
Topic: Advocacy
Topic: Labor Law
Topic: Business Operations
Topic: Law & Policy
Topic: Research Fields
Topic: Unions
Topic: Worker Associations
Topic: Worker Guilds

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Added January 31, 2021