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Riders hired by the gig-economy delivery firm are not entitled to collective bargaining, court rules. 
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Andy Haldane highlights effects of job insecurity and uncertain hours on pay
Graham Watson's insight:
One for the "That's Why He Earns the Big Bucks" folder. It appears that the Chief Economist of the Bank of England has worked out why the past decade has seen such disappointing wage growth. The gig economy.
Really? Is that the best you can do? He's even outlined other factors that have contributed to this, but I'd wager that the very best 16-18 year olds could have deduced most of these reasons by the end of their economics courses.
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A little story on the BBC website highlights the fact that workers in the gig economy aren't having it all their own way. In this case, they've lost the right to collective bargaining via trade unions because of the nature of their employee-employer relationship.
This is part of a bigger package of issues associated with workers' rights in this sector.