Temporary Workers Research Articles

Role of Gig Economy Participation in Shaping Worker Economic Security in Indonesia

Purpose: The aim of the study was to analyze the role of gig economy participation in shaping worker economic security in Indonesia. Methodology: This study adopted a desk methodology. A desk study research design is commonly known as secondary data collection. This is basically collecting data from existing resources preferably because of its low cost advantage as compared to a field research. Our current study looked into already published studies and reports as the data was easily accessed through online journals and libraries. Findings: In Indonesia, gig economy participation offers flexibility and additional income, aiding financial stability for many workers. However, it also introduces challenges such as income instability, lack of social protections, and limited access to benefits. This situation can lead to significant economic insecurity, especially during downturns. While gig work provides opportunities, it highlights the need for enhanced labor policies and social protections to improve economic security for gig workers. Policymakers should address these issues to better integrate gig workers into social safety nets and ensure fair labor practices. Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: Theory of job demands-resources (JD-R), social protection theory & human capital theory may be used to anchor future studies on analyze the gender inequality in the workplace in Japan. Employers and gig platforms should create and integrate financial planning tools and resources specifically designed for gig workers. To address the economic insecurity faced by gig workers, policymakers should implement portable benefits systems that can be carried across various gig jobs.

Resilience in the gig economy: digital skills in online freelancing

Abstract Research on digital inequality suggests that digital skills are integral to participation on gig platforms. Focusing on the case of online freelancing, this article asks what such skills look like and how gig workers translate them into opportunities. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 21 U.S. online freelancers, I identify moments in which participants approach the gig platform differently because of their digital skills. I find that digital skills enable online freelancers to (1) optimize their use of platform tools, (2) construct alternative pathways when existing tools malfunction, and (3) imagine and blaze new paths that go beyond the platform’s current functionality. These findings suggest that, in the volatile context of gig platforms, digital skills entail not only the ability to leverage platform tools as designed but also the capacity to creatively navigate situations in which the online environment changes, breaks, or proves inadequate for their needs.

Individual accountability of MTurk gig workers: examining the scale dimensionality

Individual accountability of MTurk gig workers: examining the scale dimensionality

The Evolution of Employment Law in the Gig Economy

Purpose: The general objective of the study was to explore the evolution of employment law in the gig economy. Methodology: The study adopted a desktop research methodology. Desk research refers to secondary data or that which can be collected without fieldwork. Desk research is basically involved in collecting data from existing resources hence it is often considered a low cost technique as compared to field research, as the main cost is involved in executive’s time, telephone charges and directories. Thus, the study relied on already published studies, reports and statistics. This secondary data was easily accessed through the online journals and library. Findings: The findings reveal that there exists a contextual and methodological gap relating to the evolution of employment law in the gig economy. Preliminary empirical review revealed that traditional employment laws were insufficient for addressing the unique needs of gig workers, who face significant gaps in legal protections and benefits. The rise of gig work exposed flaws in existing legal frameworks, which were designed for permanent, full-time employment and fail to accommodate the flexible and often precarious nature of gig jobs. It was determined that existing laws needed substantial reform to better protect gig workers while maintaining the flexibility that defines gig work, emphasizing the need for updated legal frameworks that reflect the realities of modern employment. Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The Theory of Precarious Work, Flexicurity Theory and the Labor Market Segmentation Theory may be used to anchor future studies on the evolution of employment law. The study recommended several key reforms to address the shortcomings in the legal framework for gig workers. It suggested developing hybrid employment models that combine traditional benefits with the flexibility of gig work, reforming legal classifications to better fit gig work patterns, and enhancing regulatory frameworks to be more adaptive to technological and market changes. The study also advocated for promoting worker representation, implementing monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to assess the impact of reforms, encouraging international collaboration for harmonized regulations, and launching education and awareness initiatives to inform gig workers and employers about their rights and responsibilities. These recommendations aimed to create a more equitable and effective labor market for gig workers.

Algorithmic monitoring increases unethical behavior in gig workers: the mediating role of moral disengagement

Algorithmic monitoring increases unethical behavior in gig workers: the mediating role of moral disengagement

Challenge or Hindrance: The Influence of Work Gamification on Gig Workers’ Safety Performance

Challenge or Hindrance: The Influence of Work Gamification on Gig Workers’ Safety Performance

Customer Appreciation in Side Jobs and Gig Workers’ Customer Behaviors in Full-Time Jobs

Customer Appreciation in Side Jobs and Gig Workers’ Customer Behaviors in Full-Time Jobs

The GIG Workers Who Fought an Algorithm: When Their Pay Suddenly Dropped, Shipt's Delivery Drivers Dug into the Data

The GIG Workers Who Fought an Algorithm: When Their Pay Suddenly Dropped, Shipt's Delivery Drivers Dug into the Data

Gig Work and Retirement: A Precarious Transition?

Gig Work and Retirement: A Precarious Transition?

Mechanisms for regulating external labor migration within the framework of the existing functionality of the regions of the Russian Federation

The author examines in detail the regional legal regulation of external labor migration in the Russian Federation, taking into account the transformation of the main tasks of the state migration policy of the Russian Federation at the present stage. The object of the study is external labor migration in modern Russia, the subject of the study is the mechanisms of regulation of external labor migration at the regional level. The study examines the legislative foundations of both a complete ban on the involvement of foreign workers in temporary employment, and a partial ban related to certain areas of economic activity. The author also considers the possibilities of regulating the cost of obtaining permits (licenses) and developing alternative programs for external labor migration related to the introduction of organized, targeted and returnable external migration. As methods of scientific research, political, legal and institutional analysis were applied, as well as a systematic method used to study public administration in the field of migration. The systematization of the existing restrictive tools in the field of external labor migration, which can currently be used by the authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, has been carried out by the author. The features of the implementation of each of the considered mechanisms are revealed. A new approach in the field of management of external labor migration is proposed, related to the development of regional programs for the organized involvement of foreign citizens in temporary work on the territory of the subjects of the Russian Federation on the basis of existing international agreements. The potential positive trends associated with the introduction of organized recruitment mechanisms in the context of the transition to a segregationist model of migration policy, which is currently being successfully applied in a number of Arab States, such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, are predicted.

Striving or Surviving? A Qualitative Investigation of How Gig Workers Craft Their Career Success

Striving or Surviving? A Qualitative Investigation of How Gig Workers Craft Their Career Success

Does a Sustainable Career Exist in the Gig Sector? A Qualitative Study of Gig workers in China (WITHDRAWN)

Does a Sustainable Career Exist in the Gig Sector? A Qualitative Study of Gig workers in China (WITHDRAWN)

Performance Implications of Gig Workers’ Reactions to Daily Paradoxical Experiences

Performance Implications of Gig Workers’ Reactions to Daily Paradoxical Experiences

‘Cyber’ Related? The Role of Twitter in Motivating Skilled Gig Workers

‘Cyber’ Related? The Role of Twitter in Motivating Skilled Gig Workers

A Temporal Perspective of how AI can Impact Entrepreneurial Intentions of Gig Workers

A Temporal Perspective of how AI can Impact Entrepreneurial Intentions of Gig Workers

The Gig Economy Through a Gender Lens: A Review of Women’s Experiences of Gig Work

The Gig Economy Through a Gender Lens: A Review of Women’s Experiences of Gig Work

Exploring Gig Work Dynamics and Service Provider Shortages in Ride-Hailing Platforms

Exploring Gig Work Dynamics and Service Provider Shortages in Ride-Hailing Platforms

More than a side-hustle: Satisfaction with conventional and microtask work and the association with life satisfaction

Gig platforms promise attractive, flexible ways to earn supplemental income. Academics, however, often describe gig work as low-quality work, suggesting that it is less satisfying than conventional work. In this paper, we present a novel comparison of satisfaction with gig microtask work and conventional work among MTurk workers doing both. We also examine how satisfaction with gig and conventional work relate to life satisfaction. On average, respondents report less satisfaction with microtasks than with conventional work. Nevertheless, roughly one-third of respondents are more satisfied with microtask work. Furthermore, microtask work lowers overall life satisfaction, but only among “platform dependent” respondents (those who rely on platform income). Specifically, structural equation modeling reveals a case of moderated mediation: “platform dependence” reduces life satisfaction by lowering satisfaction with microtask work while also strengthening the latter's connection to life satisfaction. Taken together, our findings support and extend the theory of platform dependence.

Precarious employment and the workplace transmission of COVID-19: evidence from workers’ compensation claims in Ontario, Canada

ObjectiveTo examine the association between precarious employment and risk of work-related COVID-19 infection in Ontario, Canada.MethodsWe combined data from an administrative census of workers’ compensation claims with corresponding labour force...

Is precarious employment an occupational hazard? Evidence from Ontario, Canada

ObjectivesTo examine the association between precarious employment and risk of occupational injury or illness in Ontario, Canada.MethodsWe combined accepted lost-time compensation claims from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board with...