Karen Jacobsthe Founding Editor of 'Work' writes about the latest article of Elief Vandevenne and Christophe Vanroelen this way:
The Editor’s Choice paper is Measuring employment precariousness in gig jobs: A pilot study among food couriers in Brussels authored by Vandevenne and Vanroelen. The study’s objective was to adapt, test and validate the Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES) to the context of food couriers in Belgium. According to the World Bank, up to 12% of the global labour market are gig workers. There are pros and cons to gig jobs. The pros are flexibility and diversity of opportunities. However, the cons are lack of job security, lack of benefits such as healthcare, and potentially precarious working conditions and in some areas, a saturated market. My own role as editor-in-chief is a gig job.
The article is available online here.
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