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Drivers and couriers in the UK and Germany are protesting this week as the rising cost of fuel erodes their earnings.

The delivery app raced to a $1 billion valuation, promising to transform a problem-prone industry. Striking riders say it’s no different from its peers.

Track Two Podcast's special guests discuss how they forged their own paths in an ever-changing world.

A third of gig economy couriers and delivery drivers have no savings whatsapp 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 fr...

SHARE As far as business skills go, imagination and the ability to innovate cannot be discounted.  Track Two Podcast features a number of episodes that focus on the innovative mindsets and ideas that are currently working to create and further a vibrant and healthy society. Hosts Sarah Gerber’s and Joanne Gouaux’s guests talk about their stories, how they came up with inventive solutions and how they implemented them in the current work culture. The diversity of opinions exemplifies the ...

Report: Bolt and Amazon Flex among worst employers for UK gig workers 6 days ago183 Views 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, ...

The government can make history by initiating reforms leading to a fairer platform economy in Pakistan The last decade saw a massive growth in the platform economy. According to a 2021 ILO report, online web-based platforms have tripled and taxi and delivery platforms have grown almost ten-fold. Fair-work Foundation estimates the size of the world’s gig economy to be between 14 and 55 million workers, with the upper number increasing to 440 million workers, when country-specific estimates are...

Digital platforms have provided pathways for many in Africa’s informal job sector to move into more “formal” alternatives, pushing governments to shape nascent labour markets in new ways. Like policymakers in the rest of the world, African policymakers are also grappling with regulating new employment types that stem from the digital economy. And a new, pending case in South Africa against ride-sharing giant Uber might set global standards if local courts use this invaluable opportunity t...

Tribune Web Desk Chandigarh, December 18 Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has slammed a food delivery service for attacking her during her Twitter feud with Punjabi singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh. Kangana noticed that the companys Twitter account "played referee between" the Punjabi singer and the actors online war.  Kangana took to the microblogging website, and accused the company of "bullying and supporting offensive" Twitter trends against her.   She added in Hindi, “Hum ek industry mei...

Tribune Web Desk Chandigarh, December 18 Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has slammed a food delivery service for attacking her during her Twitter feud with Punjabi singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh. Kangana noticed that the companys Twitter account "played referee between" the Punjabi singer and the actors online war.  Kangana took to the microblogging website, and accused the company of "bullying and supporting offensive" Twitter trends against her.   She added in Hindi, “Hum ek industry mei...