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    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
      Lex
      Gig economy: blurred lines need to be recognised in new labour laws Premium content

      Italy has shown it is possible to give workers a measure of protection without destroying the platform model

      A Deliveroo rider on a motorbike in Madrid
    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      Uber Technologies Inc
      Uber warns of threat to drivers under EU gig work plan

      Brussels starts negotiations on final text of legislation to improve conditions for workers

      An Uber driver travels towards the Palais Garnier Opera House in Paris, France
    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      Government inaction over tax umbrellas drives avoidance schemes, experts say

      Rule changes have led to increasing numbers of freelancers joining unregulated schemes

      Commuters walking through London’s Canary Wharf
    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
      Am I the victim of an AI-generated voice scam?

      I paid money to someone pretending to be my supplier

    • Thursday, 22 June, 2023
      Inside BusinessJavier Espinoza
      EU battle over gig economy worker rights to intensify

      Rules expected to be introduced next year will clarify how far protections such as sick pay and minimum wages will apply

      A dashboard-mounted smartphone displays a map of the ‘Mainhattan’ financial district on the Uber Technologies Inc. app
    • Monday, 12 June, 2023
      EU deal paves way for gig economy workers to receive greater protection

      Member states agree to rules that could give employment benefits to Uber drivers and food delivery riders

      A food delivery courier for Deliveroo
    • Saturday, 20 May, 2023
      Camilla Cavendish
      The great workers’ rights competition is holding us back

      Too many new rules will fuel the burgeoning legal and compliance industry, which is not the kind of growth the UK needs

      Jonathan McHugh illustration of a mechanical man working at a computer, with a red hand turning him on an off using a switch on the back of his chair
    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
      US & Canadian companies
      Gopuff turns to rival Uber for rapid delivery help

      US-based rapid grocery app feels the squeeze on demand after lockdown-driven boom

      A Gopuff delivery worker cycles along a New York street
    • 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

      A courier walks along the pavement carrying a Just Eat Takeaway bag
    • 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

      A Deliveroo rider on a bike
    • 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

      US President Joe Biden speaks with members of the media before boarding Marine One
    • 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

      A woman smiles as she looks at her mobile phone screen
    • 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

      An Uber sign is displayed inside a car
    • 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

      A bike messenger carries a DoorDash bag in San Francisco, California, on December 23 2020
    • 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

      Deliveroo riders in London
    • 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

      The DoorDash app logo
    • 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

      Deliveroo riders demonstrate for improved working conditions in London.
    • 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

      Talabat and Deliveroo food delivery riders taking a break next to an advert in Dubai, UAE on May 2 2022
    • 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

      A montage of a freelance worker wearing many hats
    • 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

      A female farmer picks her crops in Basudevpur, India. In Africa and India, as many as nine in 10 working women are in informal jobs
    • 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

      The Rolling Stones on stage
    • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
      Australian app finds a market for spider-catchers

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

      Man in a blue shirt, kneeling down, holding a drill and assembling a chair
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