Reports
To gig or not to gig? Stories from the modern economy
Explores the experiences of people engaged in the gig economy and their views on what it is like to work in this way
The gig economy hub
The gig economy is a relatively new concept but could be a game changer in the world of work. Explore the questions, and answers, to the issues that this new way of working raises
The world of work is changing. We have seen in the last few years a rapid growth of technological platforms that are fundamentally altering the way people do their work. But these changes raise many questions not least about how we define a term that has only entered our vocabulary in the last few years.
Do new ways of working mean less secure or more exploitative employment? Or will they lead to new forms of flexible working that give individuals greater choice about how, where and when they work? What effect does this have on the traditional definitions of work, and the rights that come alongside them? Can you create good jobs in the gig economy? And, most importantly, how can businesses, employees and policy-makers respond to these changes? At the CIPD, we want to be at the forefront of understand these changes so that we can help to deliver better work and working lives, and in this section you’ll find our latest research, insights and reports into the gig economy and the changing world of work.
Resources
CIPD Voice articles
The growing gig economy
Ben Willmott discusses recent CIPD research that gives the first robust estimate of the number of people working in this growing area of the economy
CIPD Voice articles
How should we respond to the gig economy?
Associate Adviser, Mike Emmott, explores the disparity between perceptions of employee security between people working in the gig economy and those on zero hour contracts
Gig economy - Behind the scenes: Susie
What is 'gig economy' working really like and what are the opportunities and challenges for gig workers? We asked Susie, a voiceover artist, to share her experience
Gig economy - Behind the scenes: David
David Robinson, a web developer, shares his experience of working as part of the 'gig economy' and discusses the opportunities and challenges for gig workers
Gig economy - Behind the scenes: Elle
Elle, a working artist, shares her experience of working as part of the 'gig economy' and discusses the opportunities and challenges she has faced
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Future world of work
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