Does the App Contribute to the Precarization of Work? The Case of Uber Drivers in Poland

<span class="abs_content">As new forms of employment like the work in the gig economy become a norm around the world, it becomes necessary to study the nature of this employment and its impact on workers. The aim of this article is to describe the individual experiences of Uber drive...

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Autor principal:	Dominika Polkowska
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Publicado:	Coordinamento SIBA 2019
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:67e67874965a44c884158a2f7f0f572c2021-11-21T15:11:41ZDoes the App Contribute to the Precarization of Work? The Case of Uber Drivers in Poland1972-76232035-660910.1285/i20356609v12i3p717https://doaj.org/article/67e67874965a44c884158a2f7f0f572c2019-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/paco/article/view/21275https://doaj.org/toc/1972-7623https://doaj.org/toc/2035-6609<span class="abs_content">As new forms of employment like the work in the gig economy become a norm around the world, it becomes necessary to study the nature of this employment and its impact on workers. The aim of this article is to describe the individual experiences of Uber drivers in the context of precarious work, and to examine the impact of this online platform on their work. It is based on individual in-depth interviews conducted among Uber drivers in Poland in 20181. The results of the study show that the work they perform can be characterized as precarious: they work long hours (also at night and on holidays), they have low income (especially in relation to the number of working hours) and lack social or trade union protection; they also often work without employment contracts. On the other hand, however, they have a positive view of their working situation using the app.</span><br />Dominika PolkowskaCoordinamento SIBAarticleindividual in-depth interviewprecariatprecarious workplatform workuberPolitical science (General)JA1-92ENPartecipazione e Conflitto, Vol 12, Iss 3, Pp 717-741 (2019)
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description	<span class="abs_content">As new forms of employment like the work in the gig economy become a norm around the world, it becomes necessary to study the nature of this employment and its impact on workers. The aim of this article is to describe the individual experiences of Uber drivers in the context of precarious work, and to examine the impact of this online platform on their work. It is based on individual in-depth interviews conducted among Uber drivers in Poland in 20181. The results of the study show that the work they perform can be characterized as precarious: they work long hours (also at night and on holidays), they have low income (especially in relation to the number of working hours) and lack social or trade union protection; they also often work without employment contracts. On the other hand, however, they have a positive view of their working situation using the app.</span><br />
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Does the App Contribute to the Precarization of Work? The Case of Uber Drivers in Poland

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