Can you see that guy riding his bike like crazy with a Deliveroo pack on his back? (Is he coming to my house? What did I order?) Do you know people who call a taxi by using an Uber app on their phone? And when it arrives does it look like an ordinary car? If the answer is ‘yes’ then you have been witnessing the so-called ‘gig’ economy. You might even work in it yourself or have friends or relations who do.
Why ‘gig’? Well, because instead of receiving a wage for a week’s work, workers get paid for a ‘gig’: a small task, like a single delivery or a taxi fare.
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