Sentences with phrase «called gig economy»

This marks the first serious union attempt to challenge the so - called gig economy following October's employment tribunal for taxi service Uber.

Mills said the rule does not take into account the way people earn money in the so - called gig economy.

It's been called the Gig Economy, Freelance Nation, the Rise of the Creative Class, and the e-conomy, with the «e» standing for electronic, entrepreneurial, or perhaps eclectic.

Wage growth has been scarcely better, particularly as more workers become contractors in the so - called gig economy, which offers little by way of job security, benefits, and pay.

People who go into the work force expecting to find a 1950s - style General Motors will miss out on the more entrepreneurial opportunities that exist in the so - called gig economy, says Bastian Lehmann, founder of Postmates, a startup that delivers meals in 40 markets.

Daily we are seeing new businesses strategies and models emerging around the globe; some of these are now contributing to what we are calling a GIG economy.

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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.

Some see the so - called sharing economy as being responsible for the advent of a «gig economy», in which people make ends meet by arranging freelance work over the Internet rather than working in traditional full - time jobs (either voluntarily, or because no other work is available).

Wired's fascinating The Silicon Valley Boys Aren't Just Brilliant — They're Part of a Comedy Revolution covers what they call the new comedy gig economy.

«This on - demand, or so - called «gig economy», is creating exciting opportunities and unleashing innovation.

Boston Center for the Arts opens its Fall 2017 exhibition season in the Mills Gallery with the 25th iteration of its signature Open Call Drawing Show, juried and curated this year by artist, writer and independent curator Robert Moeller on the subject of The Gig Economy.

Given there are an estimated 1.1 million people current working in the gig economy this could have a huge impact, not just to companies such as Uber and Deliveroo but also in the legal field and the trade industry where so - called self - employed contractors are prevalent.

The Taylor Review has rightly recognised that there is exploitation in the so - called «gig» economy and that those engaged in it are too often treated unfairly.

This is the latest in a series of claims in which courts and tribunals have been asked to rule on the employment status of individuals working in the so - called «gig economy».

We've written a lot about how insurance needs to catch up with the so - called «gig economy» — jobs like Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, TaskRabbit, and so on.

You may have also heard of a little something called the «gig economy.»