Hacker News with Generative AI: Gig Economy

Couriers mystified by the algorithms that control their jobs (theguardian.com)
From pay shortfalls to being dropped by apps, drivers face a range of issues – often with no way to fix them
Gig Economy, Algorithms, Labor Issues, Technology, Transportation
211 points by pseudolus 31 days ago | 287 comments
'So immoral': gig economy workers forced to pay fee to receive their wages (theguardian.com)
Retail assistants have accused a gig economy firm of “holding them to ransom” by making them pay a fee if they want to receive their wages within a month.
Gig Economy, Labor Rights, Exploitation, Wages, Technology
93 points by zfg 41 days ago | 101 comments
IRS to Seek Identities of U.S. Taxpayers Who Participated in the "Gig Economy" (justice.gov)
A federal court in California entered an order on Monday authorizing the IRS to serve a John Doe summons on JustAnswer LLC, seeking information about U.S. taxpayers who were paid for answering questions as “experts” during the years 2017-2020.
Taxation, Gig Economy, Legal Action, IRS
8 points by sandwichsphinx 57 days ago | 5 comments
Uber for Nursing: How an AI-Powered Gig Model Is Threatening Health Care (rooseveltinstitute.org)
The gig economy’s labor model and its algorithmic management technologies now have a foothold in one of the largest labor sectors in the country: health care.
Healthcare, Artificial Intelligence, Gig Economy, Labor
9 points by bookofjoe 66 days ago | 1 comments
Uber's Gig Workers Now Include Coders for Hire on AI Projects (bloomberg.com)
Uber Technologies Inc.’s gig-economy workforce now includes programmers. The company is expanding beyond its rideshare roots to enter a hot new market: helping other businesses outsource some of their artificial intelligence development to independent contractors.
Uber, Gig Economy, Artificial Intelligence, Outsourcing, Software Development
6 points by rbanffy 84 days ago | 1 comments
Reverse engineers bust sleazy gig work platform (pluralistic.net)
Reverse engineers bust sleazy gig work platform: Mistrust, but verify.
Reverse engineering, Gig Economy, Labor Practices
120 points by hn_acker 90 days ago | 12 comments
Oxford accused of relying on young academics employed on gig-economy terms (theguardian.com)
Oxford University has been accused of relying on academics on “Deliveroo-style” and precarious fixed-term contracts to give the majority of its tutorials, after new research revealed just a third of lessons are taught by full-time professors.
Education, Employment, Academia, Gig Economy, UK
190 points by Michelangelo11 96 days ago | 115 comments
The decline of the working musician (newyorker.com)
Before the gig economy consumed a third of the workforce, it was mostly musicians who worried about gigs.
Music Industry, Gig Economy, Employment
168 points by tintinnabula 112 days ago | 245 comments
California companies wrote their own gig worker law. Now no one is enforcing it (apnews.com)
Nearly four years after California voters approved better wages and health benefits for ride-hailing drivers and delivery workers, no one is actually ensuring they are provided, according to state agencies, interviews with workers and a review of wage claims filed with the state.
Gig Economy, California Law, Labor Rights
83 points by agiacalone 170 days ago | 60 comments
California Court Upholds Gig-Worker Proposition 22 (nytimes.com)
California, Gig Economy, Law, Labor, Politics
5 points by lxm 210 days ago | 3 comments
Shipt’s algorithm squeezed gig workers, who fought back (ieee.org)
Gig Economy, Labor Rights, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Technology
279 points by cyberlimerence 235 days ago | 156 comments
Delivery Drivers Got Higher Wages. Now They're Getting Fewer Orders (wsj.com)
Delivery Drivers, Wages, Gig Economy, Employment, Technology
31 points by lxm 236 days ago | 86 comments
When you're a clickworker, no one knows you're old (restofworld.org)
Gig Economy, Ageism, Work, Labor, Technology
10 points by devonnull 277 days ago | 0 comments
Delivery app takes away health insurance when workers don't meet quotas (restofworld.org)
Delivery Apps, Labor Practices, Healthcare, Gig Economy
19 points by impish9208 315 days ago | 0 comments