In this blog, Professor Lehdonvirta takes stock of everything that he and his research team have learned through iLabour, a major research project that he launched in 2015 with funding from the European Research Council. He evaluates the impact of the findings and explains how the legacy of iLabour lives on. He also introduces his… Read More: Celebrating success: Key achievements and impacts of the iLabour project »
On Tuesday, Uber drivers took part in strikes organised by the App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU) meanwhile the Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) Union are planning for more Uber drivers to strike on the 6th October. Additionally, IWGB’s Deliveroo and UberEats members have organised numerous strikes and demonstrations over the past five years.… Read More: Why do platform workers protest? »
The iLabour research project is now well into its final year, and I have some staff changes to report. Exciting new members have joined the team for the final lap, and our three original postdocs have moved on to wonderful new jobs, while continuing to collaborate with the project. Our organizational sociologist Dr Gretta Corporaal… Read More: Team news: Original trio moves on, new members join »
Gig economy platforms seem to provide extreme temporal flexibility to workers, giving them full control over how to spend each hour and minute of the day. What constraints do workers face when attempting to exercise this flexibility in practice, and how can platform design influence this? I have just posted on SSRN a new paper… Read More: Flexibility in the gig economy: How workers manage time on… »
This is a guest article written by OII doctoral candidate Godofredo Ramizo Jr., who is researching the socio-political impact of ride apps in Southeast Asian megacities. Uber and other ride hailing companies have battled regulators in Europe and the US, and faced suspensions in the midst of violent protests from threatened taxi operators and their… Read More: How Uber is changing transportation in Southeast Asia – and… »
Dr Alex J. Wood discussed the implications of the recent UK Uber Employment Tribunal ruling on BBC News. The court decided that Uber must classify its drivers as workers. The ruling means that, pending appeal, Uber drivers are entitled to the national minimum and living wage of £7.20 an hour, rest breaks and sick pay.… Read More: Uber: risk without autonomy or control »