What is the gig economy?
<p><strong>What is the gig economy?</strong></p><br><p>You’ve no doubt caught a lift from a ride-sharing service before, had a meal delivered by a guy on a bike or rented out someone else’s apartment for a weekend away. Well such services are all part of a system known as the gig economy or collaborative economy.</p><br><p>Just like performers who are paid on a per gig basis, workers are increasingly being paid task by task. It’s a direct consequence of the rise of the digital world, in particular that of smartphone apps. You could call it the Uberisation of the world of work.</p><br><p><strong>Let me guess; that comes from Uber drivers, does it? Why would companies want to do that? Could that change any time soon? </strong><a href="https://podcasts.ba-ba-bam.com/do-you-really-know/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!</strong></a></p><br><p><strong>To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.ba-ba-bam.com/do-you-really-know/202112240700-what-wikileaks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What is Wikileaks?</a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.ba-ba-bam.com/do-you-really-know/202112230700-who-spiderman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Who is Spiderman?</a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.ba-ba-bam.com/do-you-really-know/202112220700-what-santa-shortage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What is the Santa shortage?</a></p><br><p>A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
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What is the gig economy?
You’ve no doubt caught a lift from a ride-sharing service before, had a meal delivered by a guy on a bike or rented out someone else’s apartment for a weekend away. Well such services are all part of a system known as the gig economy or collaborative economy.
Just like performers who are paid on a per gig basis, workers are increasingly being paid task by task. It’s a direct consequence of the rise of the digital world, in particular that of smartphone apps. You could call it the Uberisation of the world of work.
Let me guess; that comes from Uber drivers, does it? Why would companies want to do that? Could that change any time soon? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!
To listen to the last episodes, you can click here:
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