This includes sick pay, holiday pay and maternity or paternity pay. If you are a self-employed freelance worker, the organisations you work for, clients you offer services to and/or agencies and platforms you use to find temporary opportunities do not have the same legal obligation to give you the protections and benefits given to an employee. This means they have no hourly or daily pay rates and their income will vary depending on demand for their services.
DEFINE GIGECONOMY DRIVER
For example, an Uber driver might be paid a set rate for the trips they do and an AirBnB host will be paid every time a guest stays in their property. This could mean doing one-off pieces of work or shifts for different employers via temp agencies and online platforms or regularly doing the same task for one employer with variable hours depending on demand. Gig workers are often paid for the work they do.
It’s in common use, but not always clearly understood – here, our student intern Stephanie Gray explains what it means and how it is relevant to you.Īfter discussing the terminology and identifying some positive – and less positive – aspects, she lists some examples of platforms and sites for hospitality, tutoring and other types of work, and finishes with a list of questions you should consider before signing up to them.
You’ve probably heard the phrase “gig economy” in the news, or when researching part-time work.
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