Protecting the rights of the digital workforce in the 'gig' economy
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 09:00
in Mathematics & Economics
Spurred by advances in digital technology, an on-demand workforce has been growing steadily for well over a decade, creating a new "gig" economy. This is an economy in which more and more people either choose to, or are forced to, earn their livelihood working on lots of small "gigs" rather than being employed full- or part-time.