The discussions on the future of work are pulled between technological optimism and the
increasing concerns regarding the precarity brought about by the gig economy. Often, these …

Gig economy platforms are having profound impacts on when and how much we work. But it
is not just the qualities of work that are changing, as these platforms have also eroded …

Drawing from the social study of the gig economy and platform labour and from the
sociology of risk, this article explores how on-demand food couriers in Edinburgh, Scotland …

In light of the individualisation, dispersal and pervasive monitoring that characterise work in
the 'gig economy', the development of solidarity among gig workers could be expected to be …

Labour‐management practices and workers' experiences in the gig economy are topics of
major interest for researchers, regulators and the general public. Platform companies project …

Within the maelstrom of developments impinging on the future of work, few have attracted as
much attention as the rise of the gig economy (Healy et al., 2017). Its emergence has come …

The last decade has seen the rise of the 'gig economy', a form of work organisation centred
on the intermediation and the management of labour via online platforms. The gig economy …

'Gamification'is understood as the application of game systems–competition, rewards,
quantifying player/user behaviour–into non-game domains, such as work, productivity and …

The recent rise of gig platforms brings together longer trends of work flexibilisation, digital
technology and changing consumer preferences to act as intermediaries between local on …

The rise of the gig economy has brought once again to the fore the fact that a sizeable share
of workers in the North and South of the world experience precarious working conditions …