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  • Monday, 25 September, 2023
    Lex
    Gig economy: blurred lines need to be recognised in new labour laws Premium content

    Italy has shown it is possible to give workers a measure of protection without destroying the platform model

    A Deliveroo rider on a motorbike in Madrid
  • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
    Uber Technologies Inc
    Uber warns of threat to drivers under EU gig work plan

    Brussels starts negotiations on final text of legislation to improve conditions for workers

    An Uber driver travels towards the Palais Garnier Opera House in Paris, France
  • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
    Government inaction over tax umbrellas drives avoidance schemes, experts say

    Rule changes have led to increasing numbers of freelancers joining unregulated schemes

    Commuters walking through London’s Canary Wharf
  • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Am I the victim of an AI-generated voice scam?

    I paid money to someone pretending to be my supplier

  • Thursday, 22 June, 2023
    Inside BusinessJavier Espinoza
    EU battle over gig economy worker rights to intensify

    Rules expected to be introduced next year will clarify how far protections such as sick pay and minimum wages will apply

    A dashboard-mounted smartphone displays a map of the ‘Mainhattan’ financial district on the Uber Technologies Inc. app
  • Monday, 12 June, 2023
    EU deal paves way for gig economy workers to receive greater protection

    Member states agree to rules that could give employment benefits to Uber drivers and food delivery riders

    A food delivery courier for Deliveroo
  • Saturday, 20 May, 2023
    Camilla Cavendish
    The great workers’ rights competition is holding us back

    Too many new rules will fuel the burgeoning legal and compliance industry, which is not the kind of growth the UK needs

    Jonathan McHugh illustration of a mechanical man working at a computer, with a red hand turning him on an off using a switch on the back of his chair
  • Monday, 27 March, 2023
    US & Canadian companies
    Gopuff turns to rival Uber for rapid delivery help

    US-based rapid grocery app feels the squeeze on demand after lockdown-driven boom

    A Gopuff delivery worker cycles along a New York street
  • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
    Just Eat Takeaway
    Just Eat Takeaway lays off 1,700 couriers in employment U-turn

    Group previously sought to set itself apart in UK by moving away from gig economy

    A courier walks along the pavement carrying a Just Eat Takeaway bag
  • Monday, 20 March, 2023
    Roofoods Ltd
    Deliveroo accused of hitting earning power of riders

    Company blocks third-party app that lets gig economy workers compare fares across rival delivery platforms

    A Deliveroo rider on a bike
  • Monday, 6 March, 2023
    FT Swamp Notes
    How to think about Biden’s first two years Premium content

    You can’t look at his chessboard in incremental terms

    US President Joe Biden speaks with members of the media before boarding Marine One
  • Friday, 17 February, 2023
    UK tax
    HMRC chases 4,300 social media influencers and online earners over tax

    Authority also targets online traders and gamers it suspects of underpayments

    A woman smiles as she looks at her mobile phone screen
  • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
    Uber Technologies Inc
    Uber rolls out ad business to reach more riders

    Rideshare company looks to accelerate revenue growth with new business division

    An Uber sign is displayed inside a car
  • Tuesday, 11 October, 2022
    Uber and Lyft slide after US proposes new gig work rule

    ‘Test’ would determine if workers are employees or independent contractors

    A bike messenger carries a DoorDash bag in San Francisco, California, on December 23 2020
  • Monday, 5 September, 2022
    Roofoods Ltd
    Deliveroo faces fresh UK Supreme Court challenge over riders’ rights

    Move is IWGB union’s latest step in its six-year campaign for formal collective bargaining

    Deliveroo riders in London
  • Monday, 8 August, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Apple under scrutiny for mishandling misconduct claims

    Uber, Lyft and Doordash earnings show gig economy profitable for apps

  • Thursday, 4 August, 2022
    DoorDash
    DoorDash shrugs off inflation worries with record delivery orders

    US company caps strong earnings season for big gig economy groups with solid demand and growth in workforce

    The DoorDash app logo
  • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
    UK employment
    GMB union takes Bolt to tribunal over employment rights

    Ride-hailing app refuses to reclassify drivers as workers after similar case against Uber

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
    Many in UK gig economy not getting pensions, regulator warns

    Definition of ‘worker’ might have to change if more companies do not do right thing on benefits, MPs told

    Deliveroo riders demonstrate for improved working conditions in London.
  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    United Arab Emirates
    Dubai’s workers struggle with cost of living crisis

    Rare and illegal strike by Talabat food delivery drivers comes as oil and food prices rocket

    Talabat and Deliveroo food delivery riders taking a break next to an advert in Dubai, UAE on May 2 2022
  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    Working It
    Does the flexibility of freelancing pay off?

    Plus, bad bosses and the resistance to in-person office work

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    The hidden downsides of freelancing

    Professionals are flocking to gig work but they lose the benefits and perks that come with a full-time job

    A montage of a freelance worker wearing many hats
  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    Melinda French Gates
    Helping informal women workers is key to jump-starting recovery

    We have a rare opportunity to understand and fix the economic neglect of these individuals

    A female farmer picks her crops in Basudevpur, India. In Africa and India, as many as nine in 10 working women are in informal jobs
  • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
    FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
    What can the Rolling Stones teach us about financial literacy?

    Money Clinic podcast explores how the demographics of the super group’s fan base are tuned in to retirement planning

    The Rolling Stones on stage
  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Australian app finds a market for spider-catchers

    Online marketplace Airtasker connects people with ‘taskers’ to get odd jobs done

    Man in a blue shirt, kneeling down, holding a drill and assembling a chair
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