Uber’s wrongs show we need better workers’ rights, says UK PMA backhanded compliment for Uber snuck into UK prime minister Theresa May’s speech to the World Economy Forum in Davos this afternoon — when she said the company’s behavior had made the case for laws being strengthened to stop gig economy workers from being exploited by overly powerful tech platforms.So, at long last, an achievement Travis Kalanick can be genuinely proud of.“Already technology is changing the nature of our workplaces and leaving many people with less predictable working patterns, so we need to make sure that our employment law keeps pace with the way that technology is shaping modern working practices,” May told Davos delegates.
A backhanded compliment for Uber snuck into UK prime minister Theresa May’s speech to the World Economy Forum in Davos this afternoon — when she said the company’s behavior had made the case for laws being strengthened to stop gig economy workers from being exploited by overly powerful tech platforms.So, at long last, an achievement Travis Kalanick can be genuinely proud of.“Already technology is changing the nature of our workplaces and leaving many people with less predictable working patterns, so we need to make sure that our employment law keeps pace with the way that technology is shaping modern working practices,” May told Davos delegates.
