Outsmarting the gig-economy through collective bargaining – EU competition law as a barrier to smart cities?

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dc.contributor.authorSchiek, Dagmar
dc.contributor.authorGideon, Andrea
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-29T10:38:34Z
dc.date.available2021-03-29T10:38:34Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-10
dc.date.updated2021-03-28T22:22:39Z
dc.description.abstractIn August 2016, drivers delivering meals in London after being booked via the platforms ‘deliveroo’ and ‘UberEATS’ made headlines by challenging working practices in the gig-economy through collective industrial action. Dissatisfaction resulted from extremely low levels of pay as well as a new payment calculation system being introduced without consultation. This indicates that the ‘gig-economy’, though arguably contributing to ‘smart cities’, may not always constitute the smartest solution for those serving within it. However, it also highlights that collective industrial action is far from structurally impossible for workers in the ‘gig-economy’, even though management of labour relies on anonymous and automated micro-management through internet platforms and apps. Indeed, collective organisation may seem the smartest solution for upgrading the gig-economy for its workers. This article develops an original contribution to the interface of smart technology in the gig-economy, collective labour rights, and EU competition law. We identify that EU competition law as interpreted by the Court of Justice would hinder collective organisation of those serving the gig-economy and develop a comprehensive re interpretation which allows adaptation of EU competition law to smart employment markets.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationSchiek, D. and Gideon, A. (2018) 'Outsmarting the gig-economy through collective bargaining – EU competition law as a barrier to smart cities?', International Review of Law, Computers & Technology, 32(2-3), pp. 275-294. doi: 10.1080/13600869.2018.1457001en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13600869.2018.1457001en
dc.identifier.eissn1364-6885
dc.identifier.endpage294en
dc.identifier.issn1360-0869
dc.identifier.issued2-3en
dc.identifier.journaltitleInternational Review of Law, Computers and Technologyen
dc.identifier.startpage275en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/11165
dc.identifier.volume32en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13600869.2018.1457001
dc.rights© 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Review of Law, Computers and Technology on 10 Apr 2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13600869.2018.1457001en
dc.subjectGig-economyen
dc.subjectSelf-employed workersen
dc.subjectCollective labour rightsen
dc.subjectCollective bargainingen
dc.subjectEU competition lawen
dc.titleOutsmarting the gig-economy through collective bargaining – EU competition law as a barrier to smart cities?en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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