A third of gig economy couriers and delivery drivers have no savings
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A biker working for the Food delivery service Deliveroo
Around 30 per cent of gig economy drivers, riders and couriers across Europe had no savings in the first half of 2021.
Almost half of the 10,000 workers surveyed had experienced a claimable event such as an accident. Of these, only 12 per cent had actually made a claim and 69 per cent had a negative experience when claiming, according to data from Collective Benefits show, shared with City A.M. this evening.
A further 58 per cent of respondents had less than £1,500 in savings, a significantly lower amount than the national average of £6,767.
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Oxford University’s Fairwork Foundation is calling for stronger protection for UK gig workers after examining 11 popular platforms.
Researchers at Oxford University’s Fairwork Foundation have examined some of the best and worst practices in the gig economy in a new report.
Their findings on the pay, working conditions and more at 11 major online platforms – including Amazon Flex, Deliveroo and Uber – have pushed them to call for more regulation for freelance workers in the UK.
Fairwork researched conditions at Pedal Me, Just Eat, Deliveroo, TaskRabbit, Uber, Uber Eats, Helpling, Stuart, Amazon Flex, Bolt and Ola.