Informalization in gig food delivery in the UK: The case of hyper-flexible and precarious work

IF 2.4 3区管理学 Q2 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR

Industrial Relations Pub Date : 2022-08-29 DOI:10.1111/irel.12320

Pedro Mendonça, Nadia K. Kougiannou, Ian Clark

引用次数: 2

Abstract

This article examines the process of informalization of work in platform food delivery work in the UK. Drawing on qualitative data, this article provides new analytical insight into what drives individual formal couriers to both supply and demand informalized sub-contracted gig work to undocumented migrants, and how a platform company enables informal work practices through permissive HR practices and technology. In doing so, this article shows how platform companies are enablers of informal labor markets and contribute to the expansion of hyper-precarious working conditions.

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英国零工送餐的信息化：超灵活和不稳定工作的案例

本文考察了英国平台送餐工作的非正规化过程。本文利用定性数据，对是什么驱使个人正式快递员向无证移民提供和需求非正规分包零工提供了新的分析见解，以及平台公司如何通过宽松的人力资源实践和技术实现非正式工作实践。在这样做的过程中，本文展示了平台公司如何成为非正规劳动力市场的推动者，并为极端不稳定的工作条件的扩大做出贡献。

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Industrial Relations INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR-

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4.40

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8.70%

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