The Uberization of work case developments in the UK
The emergence and rise of the «gig economy», and in particular the use of internet platforms to «hire» workers to provide services, presents a number of challenges to the allocation of employment rights in the UK as elsewhere. In the UK, the allocation of employment rights depends on a distinction...
Gardado en:
| Publicado en: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/rdctss, |
|---|---|
| Autor Principal: | |
| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
| Publicado: |
Revue de droit comparé du travail et de la sécurité sociale
2021
|
| Acceso en liña: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | The emergence and rise of the «gig economy», and in particular the use of internet platforms to «hire» workers to provide services, presents a number of challenges to the allocation of employment rights in the UK as elsewhere. In the UK, the allocation of employment rights depends on a distinction between «employees», «workers» and the «self-employed», with employees having access to the greatest range of employment rights and the self-employed the least. Each categorisation is made accordin... |
|---|