Fair work is possible

Fair work is possible

What do the plumber who repairs your broken drainpipe, your babysitter, your cleaner and the young man who delivers your dinner have in common? You are increasingly likely to hire them via a platform. Construction workers, beauticians, designers, and even teachers, engineers and architects are increasingly engaged via digital employment platforms. For you as a customer or employer this is both cheap and convenient — but for workers, it is quite …