
workersobservatory
@workobservatory
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We see the city. Monitoring gig work, app work, and new forms of work in Edinburgh and Scotland. https://t.co/VBX8yAahSf
Joined October 2020
šThe Workers Observatory is opening new hubs in Glasgow and Dundee! . šIn May, weĀ“ll organise workshops and free training for delivery riders and drivers. š¤Do you want to learn more about it?.Do you know someone potentially interested? . š§Email info@workersobservatory.com
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Listen live now to our chat with @Scotonomics1 on gig work, AI, and the economics of the platform economy.
Great LIVE show tonight with @workobservatory at 8 pm. We explore the world of work and the lives of workers in Scotland. The gig economy and a #JobGuarantee are very much on the radar tonight. #MMT
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Heading to the City Chambers to open a discussion about what powers Edinburgh Council and Scottish Govt can use to make gig work fair. "Thatās why weāre calling for this type of work to placed at the centre of the Scottish Governmentās Fair Work agenda.".
scotsman.com
Food delivery workers and other āplatformā workers are sitting in a dangerous blind spot of British employment law
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RT @Scotonomics1: Great LIVE show tonight with @workobservatory at 8 pm. We explore the world of work and the lives of workers in Scotland.ā¦.
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RT @Williamgallus: I'm very much looking forward to the live conversation tonight with @workobservatory at 8 pm, as we explore the world ofā¦.
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RT @CitzRights: š£ We have partnered with EMCA and @workobservatory to form the collective Migrant Justice Edinburgh. š¤ MJEās proposal has bā¦.
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RT @apudscotos: 1. Everyone should get home safe. 2. Gig work should be fair work. In @TheScotsman I argue why @workobservatory is focusinā¦.
scotsman.com
Food delivery workers and other āplatformā workers are sitting in a dangerous blind spot of British employment law
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RT @Ben_Wray1989: 'Almost exactly a year since the riots that saw lynch mobs attempting to set fire to hotels accommodating migrants & refuā¦.
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Solidarity with London riders. Fortunately we've not heard of this happening in Scotland but please let us know of anything you notice. The crackdown is cruel and futile:.
thenational.scot
The UK Government seems to be cooking up a nasty new slogan: stop the bikes.
Currently happening in wood green north london. crack down on Uber and deliveroo drivers & immigration checks also
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The Prime Minister is cooking up a nasty new slogan: stop the bikes. Here's why his hounding of food delivery riders is bound to fail.
thenational.scot
The UK Government seems to be cooking up a nasty new slogan: stop the bikes.
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RT @apudscotos: They'll never stop the bikes.
thenational.scot
The UK Government seems to be cooking up a nasty new slogan: stop the bikes.
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RT @Ben_Wray1989: Just Eat (Lieferando) firing 2,000 riders in Germany, 20% of the workforce. The company is increasingly reliant on sub-coā¦.
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RT @Scottishleftrev: Our latest issue is now onlineš°. āDuties Against Empireā features new writing on resisting rearmament, militarism, andā¦.
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RT @apudscotos: Nice to see my new article on James Steuart helping stir up discussion of the radical lineage of Jacobite thought - with crā¦.
cambridge.org
The Jacobite Groundwork of James Steuartās Political Economy
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RT @jamesfarrar: Support Migrant Gig Workers Under Attack in Northern Ireland.
gofundme.com
In recent days, shocking scenes of violence have erupted in B⦠Worker Info Exchange needs your support for Support Migrant Gig Workers Under Attack in Northern Ireland
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"Platform companies call themselves tech firms, but in practice they govern, control and profit from labor they claim not to own, without bearing employer responsibility.".
phys.org
Some twoāthirds of riders and drivers for food delivery and rideāhailing apps in the UK may work in fear of "unfair feedback" and experience anxiety over sudden changes to working hours, a new survey...
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