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q2 global freelancing index.pdf
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The Global Gig-Economy Index Cross-border freelancing trends that defined Q2 2019 Contents Introduction 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 When it Comes to Turning a Profit, Gen X Freelancers Hit the Sweet Spot Top-10 Countries As Earnings Spike, US Gig Economy Draws in a Diverse Group Pakistani Youth Fuel Gig-Economy Explosion Advanced Technical Training...
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This paper aims to indicate the key issues yielding to explain why a regulatory framework and correct policy responses are needed for what here we define as a platform ‘society’ and to identify its key ‘collective’ features. These include the respect of workers’ fundamental rights (i.e. collective bargaining and representation) as well as they incl...
Where the Mobile Workforce is Living
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Flexible work and personal digital infrastructures
As flexible work arrangements such as remote working or digital nomadism are normalized, the structure of work, performance expectations, and employee-employer relationships fundamentally change, presenting both benefits and risks for workers. Currently, the design and management of ICT systems for work is still geared towards ‘standard’ organizati...
mediated care and domestic work
Care work is a highly gender segregated segment of the labour market in Germany and beyond. Whereas the share of female employees was as high as 81% in nursing and 85% in elderly care in Germany in 2016 (Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit, 2018a: 6), it amounted to 94% in childcare in 2017 (Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit 2018b: 10). Thi...
Hacia un marco para comprender las implicaciones sociales
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A Review of Ethical Discussions on Platforms and Ecosystems
Since the breakthrough of Apple’s iOS platform and AppStore marketplace a decade ago, different kinds of ecosystems and platforms have con- quered the world. In the ecosystem-based business model, a platform owner offers a technological solution (e.g., Apple, Google) for end-users (e.g., smart phone users) and producers (e.g., application and conte...
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ASPEN EPIC UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 02.pdf
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How States and Localities Can Protect Workplace Safety and Health
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While broadband access has become an essential tool of daily life for most Americans, 24 million Americans lack broadband access as of 2016 [1]. Rural Americans face a significant connectivity disadvantage, as over 30% lack broadband access. Red Cliff, Colorado was on the wrong side of the digital divide until late 2017 when fixed terrestrial broad...
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within occupation changes what workers do dash freeman ganguli handel jan2020.pdf
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Downloaded from www.sjweh.fi on January 09, 2020 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Print ISSN: 0355-3140 Electronic ISSN: 1795-990X Copyright (c) Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health Review Scand J Work Environ Health Online-first -article doi:10.5271/sjweh.3875 What is precario...
Employment services for the platform economy
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Gainful gigging Employment services for the platform economy Ben Dobson #reformwelfareJuly 2017 Gainful gigging Employment services for the platform economy Ben Dobson July 2017 1 3 Contents Introduction 4 1 The opportunity 5 1.1 The changing labour market 6 1.2 Expansion trends 7 1.2.1 Size 7 1.2.2 Sectors 8 1.3. Flexible work 8 2 Prospective gig...
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