IORMA at House of Lords
the gig economy | dot everyone
Wednesday 29th January 2020
IORMA was represented by Jane Calvert-Lee, External Relations Director at the launch of a report by doteveryone which has studied the effect of the gig economy on those who are employed on a part-time or payment-by-task via digital platforms. The number of gig workers has doubled between 2016 and 2019, with one in seven working age Brits having done some platform work at some stage of their career.
Baroness Martha Lane Fox hosted and introduced the report. She said that whilst a small proportion of gig workers found it suited their lifestyles, the majority had little alternative but to accept its terms. For many, gig work is a last resort.
The report shows that the National Minimum Wage does not cover self-employed gig workers. They are paid low hourly rates and often have no sick pay, holiday entitlement or parental leave. They may have to provide their own equipment (cars in the instance of drivers). Frequently they are not paid for waiting or travel time.
Doteveryone’s report Better Work in the Gig Economy proposes measures that would enable gig workers to live with financial security, dignity and dreams.
- Tech think tank @doteveryone shares recommendations for how technology can support a fairer future for work for everyone. Read more: doteveryone.org.uk/report/betterwork #BetterGigWork
- Think tank @doteveryone has developed an imagined digital platform to illustrate what the best practice, responsible tech approach to gig work might look like. Explore it here: http://bit.ly/doteveryone_avocago #BetterGigWork
