Is my Uber Eats rider a 21st century entrepreneur?
In 2019, 7.1% of Australians had worked or tried to find work in the ‘gig economy’. The ‘gig economy’ is diverse but often involves people using mobile phone apps to provide local services like transport (Uber) or food delivery (Deliveroo). Have you ever stopped to think about the person delivering your burrito at 10pm on Friday night? This talk aims to make you an expert on who food delivery gig workers are, what their work is like and why we should care.
Bio
Dr Caleb Goods is a Senior Lecturer of Management and Employment Relations in the University of Western Australia Business School. His research includes examining work and workers lived experiences in the ‘gig’ economy where information and communication technologies are transforming workers into ‘partners’, managers into computer algorithms and the lines between flexibility, insecurity, work and leisure are blurring. Caleb’s research also focuses on the concept of creating green jobs and the interlinking of greening work, the broader economy and contemporary society.
Event
7:00 pm @Varsity Northbridge, 94 Aberdeen St, Northbridge
Also speaking at this location at 5:30 pm is Dr Paul J. Maginn
