Ahem! Uber, Lyft etc: California Supremes just shook your gig economy with contractor ruling
Now it's a little more tricky to claim a worker isn't a staffer
01 May 2018
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Not a shaggy dog story: Software-defined storage inside $300m Softbank pet project
'Uber for dogwalkers' app apparently a thing...
18 Apr 2018
Wow, braking news: Overworked, tired ride-sharing drivers declared a public health risk
Self-driving AI won't snooze at the wheel – it may run you over
16 Apr 2018
Nope, you're still a transport biz, top EU court tells Uber
UpdatedFrance et al can ban illegal taxi services without having to give Brussels a prior legislative heads-up
10 Apr 2018
Uber JUMPs, slurps San Francisco bike biz
Nobody believes we're not a taxi company, let's go multi-modal and see if that works
10 Apr 2018
London Mayor calls for social networks and sharing economy to stop harming society
And for politicians to regulate before disruption disrupts disruptively
13 Mar 2018
Uber-Lyft study author jams into reverse gear over abysmal pay claims
Dial-a-ride driving sucks... but sucks less than previously thought
08 Mar 2018
Shafted by bosses, disdained by punters, loved by hackers – yes, it's freelance workers
Usenix EnigmaTurns out they are a top target for phishers
17 Jan 2018
MPs draft bill to close loopholes used by 'sharing economy' employers
Shafting economy, more like...
20 Nov 2017
Uber loses appeal against UK employment rights for workers
Tribunal upholds minimum wage, paid rest break luxury for minions
10 Nov 2017
Gig economy tech giants are 'free riding' on the welfare state, say MPs
Calls for UK.gov to close the loopholes allowing 'bogus' self-employment status
02 May 2017
Fancy that – the sharing economy lobby doesn't speak for the sharers
CommentYou don't need fluent English when you speak digital disruption
08 Mar 2017
Jinn workers besiege delivery app co-founder to protest wage changes
Couriers allege their pay was slashed retroactively
24 Jan 2017
FTC report highlights challenge of how to best regulate 'sharing economy' platforms
Watchdog should look to the users for help
22 Nov 2016
The Pew 'gig economy' study is here, and it's grim
More than half of workers say they rely on apps to make ends meet
18 Nov 2016
Surge pricing? How about surge fines: Pennsylvania orders Uber to cough up $11.4m
Super Cali goes ballistic, wait, sorry, wrong state
01 Sep 2016
Why I'm regulating the 'sharing economy': An Italian MP explains
Stopping monopolies, protecting labour equally important
14 Mar 2016
We’re so over Uber: Italy ponders slapping taxes on workers in the ‘sharing economy’
It's for your own good, don't you know
11 Mar 2016
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