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Regulating work in the gig economy: What are the options?

Abstract

Abstract Paid work associated with digital platform businesses (in taxi, delivery, maintenance and other functions) embodies features which complicate the application of traditional labour regulations and employment standards. This article reviews the extent of this type of work in Australia, and its main characteristics. It then considers the applicability of existing employment regulations to these ‘gig’ jobs, citing both …

Authors

Stewart A; Stanford J

Journal

The Economic and Labour Relations Review, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 420–437

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Publication Date

September 2017

DOI

10.1177/1035304617722461

ISSN

1035-3046