What do platform workers in the UK gig economy want?

IF 1.3 2区 管理学 Q3 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR
Nicholas Martindale, Alex J. Wood, Brendan J. Burchell
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Abstract

Despite the considerable debate concerning the gig economy, research has yet to investigate what platform workers themselves want. In part, this is due to the difficulty of undertaking traditional social surveys in this sector. Therefore, this article makes use of a novel research design that generates a strategic non-probability sample of 510 platform workers with which to investigate workers’ preferences regarding labour rights, representation and voice. Findings suggest strong support for labour rights, trade unions and co-determination. The low pay, insecurity, risk and lack of organizational voice that we find provides a rationale for these preferences. Moreover, platform workers’ preferences are seemingly influenced by wider inequalities, with significant differences according to gender and country of birth.

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英国 "演出经济 "中的平台工人想要什么?
尽管有关 "零工经济 "的争论相当激烈,但尚未有研究调查平台工作者自己想要什么。部分原因是在这一领域开展传统社会调查存在困难。因此,本文采用了一种新颖的研究设计,对 510 名平台工人进行了战略性非概率抽样,以调查工人对劳动权利、代表权和发言权的偏好。研究结果表明,工人强烈支持劳动权利、工会和共同决策。我们发现,低薪、不安全、风险和缺乏组织话语权为这些偏好提供了理由。此外,平台工人的偏好似乎受到更广泛的不平等现象的影响,性别和出生国不同,偏好也有显著差异。
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British Journal of Industrial Relations
British Journal of Industrial Relations INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR-
CiteScore
4.20
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11.50%
发文量
58
期刊介绍: BJIR (British Journal of Industrial Relations) is an influential and authoritative journal which is essential reading for all academics and practitioners interested in work and employment relations. It is the highest ranked European journal in the Industrial Relations & Labour category of the Social Sciences Citation Index. BJIR aims to present the latest research on developments on employment and work from across the globe that appeal to an international readership. Contributions are drawn from all of the main social science disciplines, deal with a broad range of employment topics and express a range of viewpoints.
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