Gig Rights Project

Great start to the morning finding my @GigRights article with @ncmartindale and @BrendanBurchell '"What do platform workers in the UK gig economy want?" has been accepted by @BJIR_Editor. Watch this space...

Me discussing the @GigRights research reported in our new @BJIR_Editor article: 'What do platform workers in the UK gig economy want?' onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Interestingly the type of platform work (whether remote e.g. Upwork or local e.g. Deliveroo, Uber) made little difference to workers stated preferences. But gender and country of birth did - demonstrating the importance of wider inequalities for understanding views at work.

We explain these preferences for labour rights and collectivism with reference to the extreme insecurity and risk, low pay, and lack of organisational voice these workers experience.

Platform workers also support other forms of collectivism with 54% saying that they would like to join with other workers to set up a trade union for their platform work. They are also overwhelmingly left wing - 75% hold left wing views vs 3.5% holding right wing views.

Platform workers also want greater collective voice via platform councils (modelled on works councils) which would enable workers to express their views, be formally consulted on platform changes and veto those that impact on employment and working conditions

Using a novel sample of 500+ platform workers in the UK gig economy we find that despite seeing themselves as self-employed, these workers want labour rights including the minimum wage, sick pay and protection against unfair dismissal.

We have a new @BJIR_Editor article out 'What do platform workers in the UK gig economy want?' onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… @GigRights @ncmartindale @BrendanBurchell @BristolUni_BSch @CamSociology @NuffieldCollege

🏆Our #researchoftheweek for this week goes to the Gigs Rights Project led by the University of Bristol for their report exploring working lives in the gig economy. (1/6) bristol.ac.uk/media-library/…

⚠️ The lack of basic rights, proper safety measures, or a guaranteed minimum wage are seriously impacting the mental health of gig economy workers. ✍️ New report out from @GigRights exposes just how risky and insecure this work really is: bristol.ac.uk/media-library/…

More than half of gig economy workers are paid below the minimum wage in new UK research. The majority of survey respondents also experienced work-related insecurity and anxiety. Find out more 👇 fal.cn/3y9t8 @tom_swing @BrendanBurchell @BristolUni_BSch #GigEconomy

Five policies to fix platform work in the UK gig economy: 1) Labour rights 2) Elected worker platform councils 3) Online general platform assemblies 4) A publicly owned network of co-working spaces 5) A financial facility to even out irregular earnings bristol.ac.uk/media-library/…

.@guardian coverage of our new report 'Gig Rights & Gig Wrongs.' theguardian.com/global-develop…

We have a new @GigRights report out today: 'Gig Rights & Gig Wrongs Initial Findings from the Gig Rights Project: Labour Rights, Co-Determination, Collectivism and Job Quality in the UK Gig Economy' with Nick Martindale and @BrendanBurchell bristol.ac.uk/media-library/…

.@guardian coverage of our new @gigrights report: 'Gig Rights & Gig Wrongs. Read the research here: bristol.ac.uk/media-library/… theguardian.com/global-develop…

Video of our project lead @tom_swing discussing the findings of the the new 'Gig Rights & Gig Wrongs Report'

Video about our new @GigRights Report: 'Gig Rights & Gig Wrongs: Initial Findings from the Gig Rights Project: Labour Rights, Co-Determination, Collectivism and Job Quality in the UK Gig Economy' bristol.ac.uk/media-library/…

New project reports by @tom_swing, Nick Martindale & @BrendanBurchell : 'Gig Rights & Gig Wrongs. bristol.ac.uk/media-library/… and a Policy Briefing: bristol.ac.uk/media-library/…

Excited to be presenting fresh analysis of the @GigRights Survey data that me Nick Martindale and @BrendanBurchell have been working on @ilpcnews 9-10:30am Thursday Conference Room 3. #ilpc2023

New article by Gig Rights Project Principle Investigator Alex Wood (@tom_swing) 'Platforms Disrupting Reputation: Precarity and Recognition Struggles in the Remote Gig Economy' journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…