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    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Just Eat Takeaway
      Just Eat Takeaway lays off 1,700 couriers in employment U-turn

      Group previously sought to set itself apart in UK by moving away from gig economy

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      Roofoods Ltd
      Deliveroo accused of hitting earning power of riders

      Company blocks third-party app that lets gig economy workers compare fares across rival delivery platforms

    • Monday, 6 March, 2023
      FT Swamp Notes
      How to think about Biden’s first two years Premium content

      You can’t look at his chessboard in incremental terms

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      UK tax
      HMRC chases 4,300 social media influencers and online earners over tax

      Authority also targets online traders and gamers it suspects of underpayments

    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
      Uber Technologies Inc
      Uber rolls out ad business to reach more riders

      Rideshare company looks to accelerate revenue growth with new business division

    • Tuesday, 11 October, 2022
      Uber and Lyft slide after US proposes new gig work rule

      ‘Test’ would determine if workers are employees or independent contractors

    • Monday, 5 September, 2022
      Roofoods Ltd
      Deliveroo faces fresh UK Supreme Court challenge over riders’ rights

      Move is IWGB union’s latest step in its six-year campaign for formal collective bargaining

    • Monday, 8 August, 2022
      FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
      Apple under scrutiny for mishandling misconduct claims

      Uber, Lyft and Doordash earnings show gig economy profitable for apps

    • Thursday, 4 August, 2022
      DoorDash
      DoorDash shrugs off inflation worries with record delivery orders

      US company caps strong earnings season for big gig economy groups with solid demand and growth in workforce

    • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
      UK employment
      GMB union takes Bolt to tribunal over employment rights

      Ride-hailing app refuses to reclassify drivers as workers after similar case against Uber

    • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
      Many in UK gig economy not getting pensions, regulator warns

      Definition of ‘worker’ might have to change if more companies do not do right thing on benefits, MPs told

    • Friday, 13 May, 2022
      United Arab Emirates
      Dubai’s workers struggle with cost of living crisis

      Rare and illegal strike by Talabat food delivery drivers comes as oil and food prices rocket

    • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
      Working It
      Does the flexibility of freelancing pay off?

      Plus, bad bosses and the resistance to in-person office work

    • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
      The hidden downsides of freelancing

      Professionals are flocking to gig work but they lose the benefits and perks that come with a full-time job

    • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
      Melinda French Gates
      Helping informal women workers is key to jump-starting recovery

      We have a rare opportunity to understand and fix the economic neglect of these individuals

    • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
      FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
      What can the Rolling Stones teach us about financial literacy?

      Money Clinic podcast explores how the demographics of the super group’s fan base are tuned in to retirement planning

    • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
      Special ReportFT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific
      Australian app finds a market for spider-catchers

      Online marketplace Airtasker connects people with ‘taskers’ to get odd jobs done

    • Tuesday, 22 February, 2022
      Sarah O'Connor
      Never mind Big Tech — ‘little tech’ can be dangerous at work too

      ‘Algorithmic management’ is spreading beyond gig platforms and logistics warehouses to other sectors

    • Wednesday, 16 February, 2022
      DoorDash
      DoorDash shares jump as appetite for food delivery remains strong

      Revenue beats analyst expectations despite fears that easing pandemic restrictions would reduce demand

    • Tuesday, 15 February, 2022
      FT AlphavilleJamie Powell
      SnapAV: Deliver-EU’d

      The new EU gig economy directive could be ruinous for the food delivery companies.

    • Tuesday, 11 January, 2022
      FT AlphavilleJamie Powell
      Delivery Hero becomes a lender

      First advertising, and then credit.

    • Thursday, 6 January, 2022
      UK employment
      Stable job market is ‘mixed blessing’ for UK workers

      Shifts in working life have slowed since 1980s despite AI and gig economy, study shows

    • Wednesday, 5 January, 2022
      FT MagazineGillian Tett
      What delivering a dog to Denver tells us about work

      For some, the pandemic turned a side hustle into a new way of life

    • Tuesday, 4 January, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Coronavirus has provided a wake-up call for workers

      The pandemic has shifted mindsets if not yet the actual balance of power

    • Tuesday, 4 January, 2022
      Personal Finance
      Money Clinic podcast: Get on top of your tax return

      How freelancers can get their finances in order ahead of the January 31 deadline

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