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Work in the European Gig Economy

Employment in the era of online platforms
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Ursula HUWS
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Neil H. SPENCER
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Dag S. SYRDAL
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Kaire HOLTS
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Work in the European Gig Economy – Employment in the era of online platforms

Policy Study

29/11/2017
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There is much talk about the disruptive potential of digitalisation and the sharing economy on labour markets. But surprisingly little is known about the realities of ‘gig work’ and the new types of employment created by online platforms. Is it a liberating new form of self- employ- ment or a new form of exploitation? How many workers are doing it? Who are they? Is it their main source of income or a top-up to other kinds of work? What is the reality of their working lives? And what are the implications of these new realities for public policy in Europe? 

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RESEARCH RESULTS FROM THE UK, SWEDEN, GERMANY, AUSTRIA, THE NETHERLANDS, SWITZERLAND AND ITALY

Authors: Ursula Huws, Neil H. Spencer, Dag S. Syrdal, Kaire Holts 

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