52% of UK gig workers are earning below minimum wage

Re:52% of UK gig workers are earning below minimum wage by maximinus_thrax on Thursday May 11, 2023 @02:03PM (#35905873)

> I am very disillusioned by our industry, it seems half the revenue was generating by techno-cheating laws.

Well, most 'disruption' is actually tech exploiting a regulatory loophole.

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Re:52% of UK gig workers are earning below minimum wage by mrguyorama on Thursday May 11, 2023 @03:24PM (#35907151)

Or more cynically, an SV company backed by foreign blood money muscling their way into an established market while ignoring regulations and just trying to stamp out the established market through basically price manipulation before the courts can catch up.

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Re:52% of UK gig workers are earning below minimum wage by ClumsyPilot on Thursday May 11, 2023 @10:06PM (#35911015)

> Well, most 'disruption' is actually tech exploiting a regulatory loophole

So much for innovation, eh?

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