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New article by Gig Rights Project Principle Investigator Alex Wood (Alex J. Wood) 'Platforms Disrupting Reputation: Precarity and Recognition Struggles in the Remote Gig Economy' journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

Excited to be presenting fresh analysis of the Gig Rights Project Survey data that me Nick Martindale and BrendanBurchell have been working on ILPC 9-10:30am Thursday Conference Room 3. #ilpc2023

We have a new Gig Rights Project report out today: 'Gig Rights & Gig Wrongs Initial Findings from the Gig Rights Project: Labour Rights, Co-Determination, Collectivism and Job Quality in the UK Gig Economy' with Nick Martindale and BrendanBurchell bristol.ac.uk/media-library/…

Video about our new Gig Rights Project Report: 'Gig Rights & Gig Wrongs: Initial Findings from the Gig Rights Project: Labour Rights, Co-Determination, Collectivism and Job Quality in the UK Gig Economy' bristol.ac.uk/media-library/…

.The Guardian coverage of our new @gigrights report: 'Gig Rights & Gig Wrongs. Read the research here: bristol.ac.uk/media-library/… theguardian.com/global-develop…

New project reports by Alex J. Wood, Nick Martindale & BrendanBurchell : 'Gig Rights & Gig Wrongs. bristol.ac.uk/media-library/… and a Policy Briefing: bristol.ac.uk/media-library/…

Video of our project lead Alex J. Wood discussing the findings of the the new 'Gig Rights & Gig Wrongs Report'

.The Guardian coverage of our new report 'Gig Rights & Gig Wrongs.' theguardian.com/global-develop…

Five policies to fix platform work in the UK gig economy: 1) Labour rights 2) Elected worker platform councils 3) Online general platform assemblies 4) A publicly owned network of co-working spaces 5) A financial facility to even out irregular earnings bristol.ac.uk/media-library/…

More than half of gig economy workers are paid below the minimum wage in new UK research. The majority of survey respondents also experienced work-related insecurity and anxiety. Find out more 👇 fal.cn/3y9t8 Alex J. Wood BrendanBurchell University of Bristol Business School #GigEconomy

🏆Our #researchoftheweek for this week goes to the Gigs Rights Project led by the University of Bristol for their report exploring working lives in the gig economy. (1/6) bristol.ac.uk/media-library/…

⚠️ The lack of basic rights, proper safety measures, or a guaranteed minimum wage are seriously impacting the mental health of gig economy workers. ✍️ New report out from Gig Rights Project exposes just how risky and insecure this work really is: bristol.ac.uk/media-library/…

Great start to the morning finding my Gig Rights Project article with Nick Martindale and BrendanBurchell '"What do platform workers in the UK gig economy want?" has been accepted by @BJIR_Editor. Watch this space...

We have a new @BJIR_Editor article out 'What do platform workers in the UK gig economy want?' onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… Gig Rights Project Nick Martindale BrendanBurchell University of Bristol Business School Cambridge Sociology Nuffield College

Using a novel sample of 500+ platform workers in the UK gig economy we find that despite seeing themselves as self-employed, these workers want labour rights including the minimum wage, sick pay and protection against unfair dismissal.

Platform workers also want greater collective voice via platform councils (modelled on works councils) which would enable workers to express their views, be formally consulted on platform changes and veto those that impact on employment and working conditions

Platform workers also support other forms of collectivism with 54% saying that they would like to join with other workers to set up a trade union for their platform work. They are also overwhelmingly left wing - 75% hold left wing views vs 3.5% holding right wing views.

We explain these preferences for labour rights and collectivism with reference to the extreme insecurity and risk, low pay, and lack of organisational voice these workers experience.

Interestingly the type of platform work (whether remote e.g. Upwork or local e.g. Deliveroo, Uber) made little difference to workers stated preferences. But gender and country of birth did - demonstrating the importance of wider inequalities for understanding views at work.

Me discussing the Gig Rights Project research reported in our new @BJIR_Editor article: 'What do platform workers in the UK gig economy want?' onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…