Social Dialogue in the Gig Economy: A Comparative Empirical Analysis

Author:   Jean-Michel Bonvin ,  Nicola Cianferoni ,  Maria Mexi
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
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9781800372368


Pages:   172
Publication Date:   17 January 2023
Format:   Hardback
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As our digital economy continues to expand, gig work becomes increasingly significant. This incisive book investigates the ways in which social dialogue can reinforce decent working practices and create inclusive workplaces in the growing gig economy, putting forward a framework for structured dialogue and collective bargaining among social partners, platforms, and workers. Centred on four major case studies – Germany, Greece, Switzerland, and the UK – the book analyses the key challenges that characterise the varied European landscape of gig economies and workforces. With a particular focus on the hospitality, driving, and food delivery sectors, chapters explore the intersection of social partners’ responses and gig workers’ capacity to organise and build collective voice. Examining the complicated and overlapping linkages between workers’ rights, social protection, social dialogue, and decent work, the book aims to expose, and ultimately put an end to, precariousness and exploitation in the context of gig labour. Integrating critical theoretical perspectives and methodologies with context-sensitive evidence, this book will be an essential resource for students and scholars of sociology, social policy, labour policy, employment relations, and human resource management. Its examination of timely questions of collective action and social dialogue in the gig economy will also appeal to activists, journalists, social partners, and policymakers.

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Author:   Jean-Michel Bonvin ,  Nicola Cianferoni ,  Maria Mexi
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781800372368


ISBN 10:   1800372361
Pages:   172
Publication Date:   17 January 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contents: 1. Introduction 1 Jean-Michel Bonvin, Nicola Cianferoni and Maria Mexi 2. The gig economy and social partnership in Germany: towards a German Model 4.0? 18 Johannes Kiess 3. Social partnership and the rise of the gig economy in Greece: continuity or discontinuity? 42 Maria Mexi 4. Regulating the gig economy: promises and limits of social dialogue in Switzerland 67 Jean-Michel Bonvin, Nicola Cianferoni and Luca Perrig 5. Weakening worker protections? Uncovering the gig economy and the future of work in the UK 90 Tom Montgomery and Simone Baglioni 6. Regulating digital crowdwork and the need for global responses 117 Maria Mexi and Konstantinos Papadakis 7. Conclusion: The rise and growth of the gig economy. Challenges and opportunities for social dialogue and decent work 144 Jean-Michel Bonvin, Nicola Cianferoni and Maria Mexi Index 159

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'This is an excellent collection of research on the gig economy, providing much-needed comparative analysis that is too often missing from the literature. Throughout the collection, there are chapters that will appeal to students, academics, and practitioners who are interested in understanding the gig economy today.' -- Jamie Woodcock, The Open University, UK


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Edited by Jean-Michel Bonvin, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, Department of Sociology, University of Geneva, Nicola Cianferoni, Scientific Officer, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO and Senior Researcher, University of Geneva, Switzerland and Maria Mexi, Senior Researcher and Fellow, Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy, Chair, Digital Innovation – Global Excellence Network/Tech Hub, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland and a consultant at the International Labour Organization

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