News For The Gig Economy
The gig economy has led to the rise of app-based delivery services and with it, delivery riders crisscrossing cities to deliver food, groceries, and packages. As independent contractors, delivery riders face issues like low pay, lack of benefits, and dangerous working conditions. This article explores the situation of delivery riders - the benefits and drawbacks of gig work, the fight for better rights and pay, innovations in the sector like electric bikes/scooters, as well as perspectives from delivery riders themselves about life working in the growing on-demand delivery sector. Key issues analyzed include pay structure, safety, sustainability, and the future of gig delivery work.
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Which food delivery app companies are most expo...
Gig economy companies could see margins squeezed further after EU bodies came to a provisional agreement to reclassify gig workers as employees automatically. After several years of talks, the EU Parliament and...
Which food delivery app companies are most expo...
Gig economy companies could see margins squeezed further after EU bodies came to a provisional agreement to reclassify gig workers as employees automatically. After several years of talks, the EU Parliament and...
Delivery Hero exits stake in Deliveroo in deal ...
Delivery Hero exits its stake in Deliveroo, placing 68 million shares at £1.13 each. According to the company, the move is a demonstration of its "commitment to disciplined capital allocation"....
Delivery Hero exits stake in Deliveroo in deal ...
Delivery Hero exits its stake in Deliveroo, placing 68 million shares at £1.13 each. According to the company, the move is a demonstration of its "commitment to disciplined capital allocation"....
2024 media strategies: how Dunnhumby, GroupM, D...
Some seismic changes are set to reshape the media landscape in 2024. We ask media experts at Dunnhumby, GroupM, Deliveroo and HP what changes to expect in the year ahead....
2024 media strategies: how Dunnhumby, GroupM, D...
Some seismic changes are set to reshape the media landscape in 2024. We ask media experts at Dunnhumby, GroupM, Deliveroo and HP what changes to expect in the year ahead....
David and Victoria Beckham have made their Supe...
David and Victoria Beckham have made their Super Bowl advert debut for Uber Eats, weeks after son Brooklyn confirmed his own collaboration with the food delivery service. Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer and Usher, who is set to perform during...
David and Victoria Beckham have made their Supe...
David and Victoria Beckham have made their Super Bowl advert debut for Uber Eats, weeks after son Brooklyn confirmed his own collaboration with the food delivery service. Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer and Usher, who is set to perform during...
Food delivery apps urged to reform after report...
Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats couriers have self-employed status and can therefore get others to deliver for them. Food delivery giants have been urged to reform policies which allow...
Food delivery apps urged to reform after report...
Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats couriers have self-employed status and can therefore get others to deliver for them. Food delivery giants have been urged to reform policies which allow...
Thousands of UK Deliveroo and Uber Eats drivers...
Delivery drivers for food-ordering platforms including Deliveroo and Uber Eats are staging a Valentine’s Day strike to demand better pay and conditions. The stoppage on Wednesday is being organised by a grassroots...
Thousands of UK Deliveroo and Uber Eats drivers...
Delivery drivers for food-ordering platforms including Deliveroo and Uber Eats are staging a Valentine’s Day strike to demand better pay and conditions. The stoppage on Wednesday is being organised by a grassroots...