Tag: online platform economy
New study provides unique window on gig economy. Talking about the gig economy is clearly cool. The problem is that commentators use a wide range of definitions, and estimates vary widely not only on the prevalence of gig activity but also the trend. Into this morass comes work from the team at the JP Morgan…
I was very interested in the recent settlement in two class action lawsuits against Uber, because I had been reading a proposal from the Hamilton Center at Brookings for a new class of worker – “independent worker” – that falls between “employee” and “ independent contractor.” Employees give up control over their jobs in…