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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Special ReportFT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific
    Australian app finds a market for spider-catchers

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

  • Tuesday, 22 February, 2022
    Sarah O'Connor
    Never mind Big Tech — ‘little tech’ can be dangerous at work too

    ‘Algorithmic management’ is spreading beyond gig platforms and logistics warehouses to other sectors

  • Wednesday, 16 February, 2022
    DoorDash
    DoorDash shares jump as appetite for food delivery remains strong

    Revenue beats analyst expectations despite fears that easing pandemic restrictions would reduce demand

  • Tuesday, 15 February, 2022
    FT AlphavilleJamie Powell
    SnapAV: Deliver-EU’d

    The new EU gig economy directive could be ruinous for the food delivery companies.

  • Tuesday, 11 January, 2022
    FT AlphavilleJamie Powell
    Delivery Hero becomes a lender

    First advertising, and then credit.

  • Thursday, 6 January, 2022
    UK employment
    Stable job market is ‘mixed blessing’ for UK workers

    Shifts in working life have slowed since 1980s despite AI and gig economy, study shows

  • Wednesday, 5 January, 2022
    FT MagazineGillian Tett
    What delivering a dog to Denver tells us about work

    For some, the pandemic turned a side hustle into a new way of life

  • Tuesday, 4 January, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Coronavirus has provided a wake-up call for workers

    The pandemic has shifted mindsets if not yet the actual balance of power

  • Tuesday, 4 January, 2022
    Personal Finance
    Money Clinic podcast: Get on top of your tax return

    How freelancers can get their finances in order ahead of the January 31 deadline

  • Monday, 13 December, 2021
    News in-depth
    Workers demand gig economy companies explain their algorithms

    Frustrated workers say there is little redress after computers make decisions

  • Thursday, 9 December, 2021
    EU employment
    New rules for gig economy workers can stop ‘distortions’, says Brussels

    EU plans to place onus on companies such as Uber to prove drivers are self-employed

  • Tuesday, 7 December, 2021
    Uber Technologies Inc
    Uber grapples with multiple challenges to business model in Europe

    Brussels proposals and UK court ruling put pressure on ride-hailing app

  • Monday, 6 December, 2021
    DoorDash
    DoorDash hires full-time workers to launch ultrafast delivery in New York

    Delivery app says outdated employment law prompted new structure in break with gig worker model

  • Thursday, 2 December, 2021
    Energy Source
    Gig economy drivers feel the petrol price pain Premium content

    Plus, crude volatility is back and renewable investments need more juice

  • Thursday, 2 December, 2021
    News in-depthTransport
    Petrol prices bruise car drivers in US gig economy

    Ride-hailing and delivery app workers turn down customers far away or quit after fuel costs soar

  • Monday, 29 November, 2021
    EU employment
    Brussels considers more rights for gig workers

    Ride-hailing groups claim EU draft proposals could lead to job losses and create legal uncertainty

  • Tuesday, 9 November, 2021
    DoorDash
    DoorDash buys Finnish delivery app Wolt in €7bn all-stock deal

    US delivery company has been eager to expand into highly competitive European market

  • Thursday, 4 November, 2021
    Uber Technologies Inc
    Uber delivers first adjusted profit but Didi stake hits earnings

    Revenue up 72 per cent on popularity of food delivery service and recovery in rideshare business

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