Did you know 60% of Airtasker hirers are female? Whenever internet strangers are hired to enter people’s homes to perform odd jobs, sexual harassment & safety need to be top concerns. #GigEconomy
‘He really scared me’: star reveals harassment ordeal https://t.co/TsgOUy6gfW
Over a million Australians now need a second job just to make ends meet. Our working lives are being Americanised. Insecure work & low wages are robbing us of the fair go. https://t.co/Y3h48nP9br
"For the user of the labour, the work becomes a commodity, lacking in texture or inherent value." #GigEconomy
https://t.co/ZMWS6fpM7Y via @brisbanetimes
@loconomicsau Yep and it’s all pretty consistent with what I’ve heard & experienced. Good to see social media being used to generate some public accountability for these gig platforms.
Experts are warning the public to closely examine insurance policies before using ‘share economy’ services following the accidental death of a toddler on an Airbnb property. https://t.co/PHiEKR6Yqa
"As an independent contractor for industry leader Salmat, she could be owed as little as $20 for nine hours of work collating and delivering pamphlets." #GigEconomy https://t.co/Eq7BcmcIMc via @smh
@loconomicsau Terrible. Another dimension to this gig economy stuff - lots of ads being posted with all kinds of inappropriate stuff that an employer couldn’t get away with posting in the modern IR-regulated world.
Future of Work inquiry recommends "that the Australian Government make legislative amendments that broaden the definition of employee to capture gig workers & ensure that they have full access to protection under Australia's industrial relations system".
https://t.co/BnrrIUyhcF
@DesHoughton@australian That's the first time anyone has accused me of being "hysterical". As for the other claims - we do have endemic wage theft & 70 year high inequality. The *minimum wage* leaves fulltime workers in poverty & the *gig economy* is exploitative. Also real wages are going backwards
Do you get work from a digital platform? #Uber? #Airtasker? #Fiverr? Tell us about your experiences working in the #gigeconomy: https://t.co/dqw5sJyoS3
@SarahRubyWrites@Bubbles4000@andrewprobyn@politicsabc Good plot twist:-) I don’t rule out that this is fake. Not saying it is, I just don’t know. In the middle of a leadership coup by Dutton, this family posts a new nanny ad talking about payment? I guess anything is possible these days!