Analysis

January 21, 2021

The Europeans rethinking the gig economy model

Can Europeans come up with an alternative to the gig economy's "growth at all cost" model?


Tim Smith

6 min read

A few weeks ago delivery company Just Eat announced plans to move away from using 'gig economy' workers in the UK, instead offering driver benefits including hourly wages, sick pay and pension contributions.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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