wherever you arejoining me from around the world, once again a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, we have seen lots of massive disruptions to the global economy in the last few years. the pandemic shut the world down and now war and sanctions are driving prices up. but before covid, the world of workers was going through another disruption and a digital one at that. technology companies were launching platforms like uber, justeat and deliveroo where people could work for less than an hour if they chose, rather than sign contracts for work for years. companies worth billions have been created leaving regulators and competitors running to catch up. statistics in this sector are difficult to come by. one american survey found that one in three workers in the united states are now freelance and their numbers the great resignation, following the pandemic. in india an official government think tank thinks there will be more than 23 million workers in the gig econom
the boss of the australian based work platform, airtasker and the man leading the policy to regulate the sector, european commissioner, nicholas schmit. also on the show i am going to be talking about supply chains, and the economic pressures of doing business in turkey where inflation is running at 80%. companies. i have got the big bosses of the company which owns companies. where ever you arejoining me from around the world, once again a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, we have seen lots of massive disruptions to the global economy in the last few years. the pandemic shut the world down and now war and sanctions are driving prices up. but before covid, the world of workers was going through another disruption and digital one at that. technology companies were launching platforms like uber, just eat and deliveroo where people can work for less than an hour if they chose, rather than sign contracts for work for years. companies work millions left regulator
thing about airtasker is we are a marketplace. we believe that our users should follow the law just as they would if they were connected by any other form. just because something is done on airtasker doesn t mean you don t have the same responsibilities that you have any other kind of platform or environment. do you see certainly in the near future that regular old fashion ways of employing people, do you see that dying out? no. i think that full time and permanent employment is absolutely going to be part of the mix. different kinds ofjobs need to have different kinds of structures. what we have found about flexible working absolutely love is the flexibility. the ability to choose when you want to work, who you want to work with and what kind ofjobs you want to do. is there a danger that things people use to get from their employer like sick pay, minimum wages, those sorts of things
people looking for the opportunity to build some extra income. hagar people looking for the opportunity to build some extra income. how much reaulation to build some extra income. how much regulation do to build some extra income. how much regulation do you to build some extra income. how much regulation do you believe to build some extra income. how much regulation do you believe this - regulation do you believe this industry needs? i regulation do you believe this industry needs? regulation do you believe this industry needs? i think things like makin: industry needs? i think things like making sure industry needs? i think things like making sure that industry needs? i think things like making sure that there industry needs? i think things like making sure that there are - industry needs? i think things like making sure that there are safe i making sure that there are safe working environments, making sure that people get paid in line with the wages are all important con