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What is the gig economy?

Blog

25 May 2017

Brhmie Balaram

Good Gigs: A fairer future for the UK’s gig economy

Report

26 Apr 2017

Over the last five years, the trend of using online platforms to source small, sometimes on-demand, jobs has accelerated, and shows little sign of slowing down.

Making the gig economy work for everyone

Blog

26 Apr 2017

Brhmie Balaram

There are now an estimated 1.1 million people in Britain’s gig economy, which is nearly as many workers as in the National Health Service (NHS) England. Brhmie Balaram introduces our latest report into the gig economy.

Recent reports to read up on

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21 Feb 2017

Benedict Dellot Brhmie Balaram

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5 things that could be learnt from the Uber judgement in the UK

Blog

31 Oct 2016

Nicholas Bull

As a lawyer who works as an employee in-house for the RSA and spent some ten years as a self-employed barrister, here are my personal thoughts on the Uber judgment.

5 things that could be learnt from the Uber judgement in the UK

Blog

31 Oct 2016

Nicholas Bull

As a lawyer who works as an employee in-house for the RSA and spent some ten years as a self-employed barrister, here are my personal thoughts on the Uber judgment.

What it will take to truly transform the ‘gig economy’

Blog

31 Oct 2016

Brhmie Balaram

In the wake of the Employment Tribunal ruling against Uber, we should bear in mind the limitations of the law and Parliament’s involvement. Transforming the ‘gig economy’ will require a collective effort in reimagining our institutions and the ways in which we can shape the future of work.

What it will take to truly transform the ‘gig economy’

Blog

31 Oct 2016

Brhmie Balaram

In the wake of the Employment Tribunal ruling against Uber, we should bear in mind the limitations of the law and Parliament’s involvement.

Would gig workers really be better off as employees?

Blog

03 Oct 2016

Brhmie Balaram

Brhmie Balaram wonders if we're being too hasty in concluding that gig workers would be better off as employees considering growing evidence of employer abuses in workplaces across the UK.