What have platforms done to protect workers during the coronavirus (COVID 19) crisis?
The COVID‑19 pandemic has posed two major risks to platform workers - exposure to the virus and income loss - compounded by the generally lower levels of access among platform workers to benefits compared with individuals in standard employment. This note examines the measures taken by platform comp...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Paris
OECD Publishing
2020
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| Series: | OECD Policy Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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| Collection: | OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The COVID‑19 pandemic has posed two major risks to platform workers - exposure to the virus and income loss - compounded by the generally lower levels of access among platform workers to benefits compared with individuals in standard employment. This note examines the measures taken by platform companies to protect the health and the incomes of workers using their platforms during the pandemic, and captures the views of the platform workers regarding the adequacy of these measures |
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| Physical Description: | 11 p |