Sentences with phrase «biggest gig economy»

As one of the UK's biggest gig economy companies, the food delivery app defeated a demand by north London couriers for union recognition, and by extension, workers» rights.

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While the book is stuffed with helpful big picture observations, it doesn't offer much in the way of specific on - the - ground ideas — though Keen does call for reforms to data privacy and gig economy labor laws, and for a serious discussion of a universal basic income.

But while the gig economy is growing, other big changes predicted for future workers have yet to be realized.

While Uber is arguably the biggest and most sophisticated player in inducing workers to serve its corporate goals, other «gig economy» platforms are also involved.

We expect to continue to engage with policymakers, advisers and taxpayers on the big ongoing issues including the tax challenges of the Gig Economy and Making Tax Digital.

The bigger story as pointed out by CNN Money reporter, Lydia DePillis, and widely acknowledged by attorneys and legal academics is the patchwork of different state labor laws and how they will impact the gig economy and workers.

It touches on the big picture aspects of the gig economy, like the regulations companies are running up against and potential discrimination against workers and customers, but also includes a number of profiles of people who are using the gig economy to make ends meet, and even people who are building companies to support companies like Uber and Airbnb.

Per research from Intuit, 9.2 million Americans will work in the gig economy by 2021, a big spike from 3.8 million workers in 2016.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently approved an updated Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for Fiscal Years 2017 - 2021 that reaffirms the EEOC's commitment to advancing equal opportunity in America's workplaces while also recognizing new areas of potential concern such as complex employment relationships in the emerging «gig economy» and the use of «big data» for background screening.

Bigger players have been buying up these innovators or else snagging talent to develop their own products aimed at the expanding pool of gig economy workers.