In our Tech Society
In our Tech Society
Paddy Stephens
Domestic Workers in the Gig Economy
35 minutes Posted Aug 26, 2022 at 10:50 am.
: How legally protected are gig economy workers?
: Is platform-based work better or worse for domestic workers?
: Self-employed contractors vs competition law
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Has the gig economy helped or worsened conditions for domestic workers, who are disproportionately women?
Domestic workers lack some of the legal protections that other workers have. Given the legal status of gig workers as self-employed contractors, does this give them more flexibility or just even fewer employment rights? I am joined by Dr Natalie Sedacca, soon to be Assistant Professor in Employment Law at Durham University.
9.15: Protections for domestic workers
16.28: Why the gig economy is much less flexible for these workers than other kinds of work
21.30: How some workers have tried to organise