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A new minimum age for drivers attempts to discourage the young from temporary work
Ride-hailing and food delivery service faces an ascendant worker class
Purchase by $9bn US microfulfilment company heralds arrival in crowded European market
Ride-share group’s employment model faces scrutiny from labour secretary Marty Walsh
Driver shortage slows recovery but CEO says ‘starting to fire on all cylinders’ amid reopenings
Marty Walsh says more drivers should be considered employees in challenge to business model of Uber and Lyft
Alibaba and Meituan criticised over labour practices after government official poses as driver
Today’s youth want the stability, incomes and prospects their parents enjoyed
Move comes as European regulators test gig-economy model for food delivery
Despite Deliveroo’s disappointing IPO, investors are pouring money into ‘dark store’ disrupters
Food delivery company’s stock hits new lows in rocky start to trading for hotly anticipated listing
Aggressive employment policies and strong unionisation threaten groups such as Amazon and Uber
Food delivery group faces backlash against working practices and shareholder structure
Food-delivery company’s model of using self-employed riders under pressure as it heads for £8.8bn listing
The corporate world seems more eager to talk about its efforts to protect the planet than its staff who have to live on it
Start-up that began life delivering food to university students raises $1.15bn in new round
Two court cases reveal the UK’s inconsistency in defining ‘work’ and providing fair remuneration
The latest annual ranking of businesses by revenue growth puts a UK energy provider at the top. Explore the 2021 list plus in-depth analysis
Court decision on ride-sharing employees indicates a ‘shift towards recognising workers’ rights’
Ride-hailing app reclassifying drivers as workers puts others using self-employed model under pressure to follow suit
Enhancing drivers’ status is welcome but working time is a grey area
Gig economy companies will end up being bound by more regulation
Ride-hailing group agrees to changes but sets up potential clash on meaning of ‘working time’
Amsterdam court orders more algorithmic transparency at Ola but rejects claims of absence of human oversight at Uber
Canberra considers co-funding a A$1bn biopharmaceutical plant to reduce its vaccine dependence
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