How the gig economy is making life harder for North American workers

Re:How the gig economy is making life harder for North Ameri... by maxxxxx on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @08:26PM (#17299274)

The gig economy is already bad enough for workers but in the US it's even worse due to the health care situation. We should get rid of any advantages corporations have over individuals like health insurance.

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Re:How the gig economy is making life harder for North Ameri... by FundThrowaway on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @11:11PM (#17299945)

Do you have the scourge of zero hour contracts in the US? Basically a person can be contractually obligated to work when demanded but with no guarantees of minimum hours or salary.

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Re:How the gig economy is making life harder for North Ameri... by mgkimsal on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @09:05AM (#17302641)

I don't think we call it that, but I don't see much diff between "zero hour contracts" and the random shift scheduling others have mentioned. One week you have 25 hours, the next week you have 5, but you don't know and can't plan around it. There may be a technical/legal distinction, but the practicality of it seems the same.

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Re:How the gig economy is making life harder for North Ameri... by vinceguidry on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @04:48AM (#17301381)

No, I think at-will employment is the principle that makes that illegal. No judge or jury would hold up such a contract as binding.

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Re:How the gig economy is making life harder for North Ameri... by maxxxxx on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @12:02AM (#17300146)

That's plain evil and should be illegal.

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Re:How the gig economy is making life harder for North Ameri... by downrightmike on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @12:22AM (#17300228)

But the USA oligarchy want to keep it that way.

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