Uber is cutting fares before Australia’s minimum gig work standards take effect, drivers say
Ride-hail giant is lowering the starting point for negotiations under the closing loopholes regime, one driver claims
June 2024
If workers’ rights are a bit French, as the Tories suggest, then vive la révolution
Heather Stewart
A Conservative campaign video mocks Angela Rayner for wanting a European model of employment. But it’s just what British workers need
May 2024
Labour must not cave in to pressure over zero-hours contracts
Letters: Readers respond to the party’s watered-down plan to appease businesses
April 2024
Who screwed millennials?
Introducing: Who screwed millennials? – podcast
Full Story co-host Jane Lee and reporter Matilda Boseley investigate the mystery of who screwed young Australians out of affordable housing, education and secure work
March 2024
Uber to pay $272m compensation in settlement with Australian taxi drivers
New EU gig economy laws saved from oblivion by Belgian compromise
February 2024
Royal Mail sued by delivery drivers in ‘Uber-style’ gig economy legal case
Delivery app riders pay a high price for the food we order
Academics win claim against Oxford University over ‘sham contracts’
When your food comes via a delivery app, the exploitation is baked right in
Nesrine Malik
Thousands of UK Deliveroo and Uber Eats drivers to strike on Valentine’s Day
Right to disconnect bill passes Senate but needs urgent fix to remove criminal penalties for employers
A right to disconnect: what would new rules mean for employees and bosses?
January 2024
Hungry Panda delivery rider launches legal action against company claiming loss of work after protesting pay
Tell us: will you be affected by the UK’s ‘side-hustle tax’?
Fitter working for Sharps takes legal action over employment rights
How women and younger UK workers are being hit by ‘underemployment’
December 2023
The future of work
Chlorine attacks and daily harassment: why Mexico’s female delivery drivers are organising
Women delivering food in Mexico City run a gauntlet of abusive behaviour in their work. But gig economy unions are providing safe spaces and demanding greater protection for drivers
November 2023
Be warned: Deliveroo’s victory over its riders shows just how vulnerable British workers are
Callum Cant
Blow to gig economy workers after UK supreme court rules against collective bargaining rights
