Talk:Gig worker

US-centric article
This article presents a very US-centric view of the concept of gig workers, especially in the pros and cons section. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nicbou (talk • contribs) 10:37, 18 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Also, the source for the "Pros" is hardly an unbiased reliable source, and the whole paragraph was full of jargon-y buzzwords and vague generalizations. I have restructured the pro vs. con approach. An encyclopedic assessment should usually be in one compact section, where both negative and positive aspects are presented in nuanced context (ideally with each other). GermanJoe (talk) 09:54, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Gig Worker Status In Europe
I am considering to do a good-faith edit of the piece on "employment status of gig workers in Europe as controversal". I have a current, ongoing first-hand experience as a gig worker based in Spain. I don't have good references to add, beside sending a reader to the current Spanish labour legislation, but what I want to write without citations for now is not an "original research", that what any accountant will tell you when you consult about being a gig worker in the legal way. The statement "The labour market status of platform workers is unclear" in the current version of article is false. It is often repeated in populist discussions surrounding gig/platform work, but from the standpoint of current legislation in Spain (and most of Europe, I believe), there is no uncertainty: a gig worker is not treated as a special worker category, it is considered as a regular self-employed worker by law, and is obliged to register, to pay his social security contributions and corresponding taxes, and enjoy state-provided social security and other protection. That is 100% clear for all involved parties. Then, a separate aspect I want to mention, is that the legal way is associated with minimum social security contributions a registered self-employed worker is obliged to pay to the state, e.g. currently in Spain a registered self-employed worker must pay at least 3300 EUR per year into social security, even if his gig income does not arrive to that number. Apparently, that is a prohibitive cost for lower-paid / part-time gig workers, pushing many to work outside the legal sphere (which is faciliated by the very nature of many gig platforms), without any legal protection etc. So, I believe, this is the correct way to summaries the gig worker status in Spain / Europe, but I am open to discussion. Birdofpreyru (talk) 11:48, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

Etymology
This article needs more background on the etymology of the term "gig" in this context means and/or came from. --Thorwald (talk) 23:09, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

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Jewish propaganda
In 2021, more non-white gig workers expressed concern about their exposure to COVID-19 on the job, at 50%, than their white counterparts, at 38%. A similar difference between races was found among standard workers with respect to their employer’s lack of COVID-19 precautions.[45] 2600:100F:B1B4:B03:0:37:C92C:7501 (talk) 07:31, 8 June 2024 (UTC)