Sharing economy online labor platforms play a critical role in bringing together freelancers and potential employers. This research is one of the few studies to address how freelancers' characteristics impact the likelihood of being hired by employers using the theory of person-environment fit...

Despite the severe negative economic shock associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence from many contexts points to a surge in sales on online platforms, as well as shifts in the composition of demand. This paper investigates how the pandemic has affected both the supply of and demand for...

This working paper identifies some key areas of policy intervention for advancing socially sustainable and fair solutions for freelancers working in the creative industries, who are among those have suffered the most from the economic fallout of the Covid‑19 pandemic. In particular, we focus...

Die Annahme, es gäbe heutzutage keine Sklaverei mehr, geht an der Realität vorbei. Tatsächlich sind heute - in absoluten Zahlen - mehr Menschen versklavt als jemals zuvor in der Geschichte. Die Internationale Arbeitsorganisation der Vereinten Nationen spricht von "moderner Sklaverei" und...

This paper traces the development of freelance platform work in the Russian Federation based on unique data from four online surveys conducted over the period 2009 and 2019 via the leading platform for creative and knowledge-based work and analyses the working conditions and well-being of the...

This working paper identifies some key areas of policy intervention for advancing socially sustainable and fair solutions for freelancers working in the creative industries, who are among those have suffered the most from the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic.In particular, the authors...

We analyse the characteristics of workers who provide work on the basis of a civil or commercial contract, but who are dependent on or integrated into the firm for which they work. We argue that these dependent self-employed lose their rights under labour law, receive less favourable benefits...

Analyse der Schattenseiten von Homeoffice und Forderungen des Schweizerischen Gewerkschaftsbundes. Homeoffice ist ein wirksames Instrument zur Bekämpfung der Pandemie und für den Gesundheitsschutz der Arbeitnehmenden. Ausserdem geniesst freiwilliges und gut geregeltes Homeoffice oft breite...

The development of Internet technology (IT) at the end of the 20th century and its integration into the business sector has led to the emergence of digital labour platforms that provoke a reorganization of work arrangements by matching the demand and supply of goods and services, known as the...

"In Passionate Work, Renyi Hong theorizes the notion of being "passionate about your work" as an affective project that encourages people to endure economically trying situations like unemployment, job change, repetitive and menial labor, and freelancing. Not simply a subject of aspiration,...

"During the Covid-19 pandemic, the home as a workplace became a widely discussed topic. However, for almost 300 million workers around the world, paid work from home was not news. Home-Based Work and Home-Based Workers (1800-2021) includes contributions from scholars, activists and artists...

Der Einsatz von Werk- und Dienstverträgen birgt verschiedene Herausforderungen für die Arbeitnehmerschaft und die Mitbestimmung. Betriebsvereinbarungen können dabei helfen, den Einsatz von Werk- und Dienstverträgen im Unternehmen zu steuern und zu regulieren, Beschäftigung auf Seiten des...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which fin-tech freelancers are interested in further development of their own business and receive funding for launching and upscaling their start-up. Design/methodology/approach Using a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis...

Onsite-Werkverträge in der Warenverräumung gehen im Einzelhandel zuweilen mit gravierenden Problemen für den Auftraggeber einher. Trotzdem nimmt das Management diese Werkverträge nicht automatisch zurück. Es bedarf eines Akteurs wie des (Gesamt-)Betriebsrats, der die Rücknahme vorantreibt....

We study the effects of a voluntary skill certification scheme in an online freelancing labour market. We show that obtaining skill certificates increases freelancers' earnings. This effect is not driven by increased freelancer productivity but by decreased employer uncertainty. The increase in...

We study the effects of a voluntary skill certification scheme in an online freelancing labour market. We show that obtaining skill certificates increases freelancers' earnings. This effect is not driven by increased freelancer productivity but by decreased employer uncertainty. The increase in...

This article presents findings regarding collective organisation among online freelancers in middle-income countries. Drawing on research in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, we find that the specific nature of the online freelancing labour process gives rise to a distinctive form of...