
Dr Adam Badger
Postdoctoral Researcher
Adam Badger is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute, researching working practice in the global gig economy as part of the Fairwork project.
Digital labour platforms are increasingly challenging conventional employment relations and shaping the future of work in the UK. On the one hand, gig work promotes economic growth, and the creation of new jobs lowers labour market entry barriers for some workers and provides job flexibility to those who need it. On the other hand, companies might slip through existing regulatory frameworks, and workers experience unfair working conditions on the platforms.
This year’s report, ‘Fairwork UK Ratings 2023: A Call for Transparency’, evaluates the working conditions in 12 of the most popular digital labour platforms in the country, including Amazon Flex, Bolt, Deliveroo, Getir, Gorillas, Just Eat, Ola, Pedal Me, Stuart, Task Rabbit, Uber, and Yoopies. Our findings reveal that there are significant shifts underway in the platform economy in the wake of a tech financing collapse, a cost-of-living crisis, and the alleviation of COVID-19 restrictions for a whole year. Whilst the pandemic may have been halcyon days for platform companies, reality is starting to bite. We’ll be asking whether workers are left paying the price.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Adam Badger is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute, researching working practice in the global gig economy as part of the Fairwork project.
Senior Researcher and Project Manager
Dr Funda Ustek-Spilda a postdoctoral researcher and project manager on the Fairwork project at the Oxford Internet Institute.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship – Algorithmic Bias and Discrimination, Bonavero Institute of Human Rights
Michael ‘Six’ Silberman is a postdoctoral researcher in the iManage Project at Bonavero, contributing to research on regulating algorithmic management.
University of Tübingen
Sarrah Kassem is Lecturer and Research Associate in Political Economy at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Tübingen.
Regional Organiser, GMB
Ventures Manager, Resolution Foundation
Emma manages the investment pipeline and Workertech community for Resolution Ventures, the social investment activity of the Foundation with a focus on worker tech.