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21.01.25 - 08:06
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′It′s a nightmare′: couriers mystified by the algorithms that control their jobs (The Guardian)
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From pay shortfalls to being dropped by apps, drivers face a range of issues – often with no way to fix themMost days a thicket of couriers can be seen around the McDonald's in Northern Ireland's Ballymena, waiting for orders and discussing the mysteries of the systems that rule their working lives.This week gig workers, trade unions and human rights groups launched a campaign for greater openness from Uber Eats, Just Eat and Deliveroo about the logic underpinning opaque algorithms that determine what work they do and what they are paid. Continue reading......
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20.01.25 - 15:36
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Food delivery apps urged to reveal how algorithms affect UK couriers′ work (The Guardian)
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Campaigners call for transparency from Deliveroo, JustEat and UberEats about how decisions on pay and jobs are madeTakeaway delivery apps are facing pressure to crack open the black-box algorithms that govern the work of more than 100,000 couriers in the UK and reveal more about how decisions are made on pay and access to jobs.A coalition including the TUC, Amnesty International, couriers' unions and the campaign group Privacy International claim the opaque use of algorithms is “automating exploitation”. They say withholding vital information from couriers about their work is “creating precarity, stress, and misery”. Continue reading......
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14.01.25 - 09:18
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JD Sports warns of lower profits; pound rises amid pressure on Reeves – business live (The Guardian)
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Sterling up slightly after falling to 14-month low amid worries over UK public financesGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.JD Sports, Britain's biggest sports retailer, has issued another profit warning, blaming heavy discounting across the fashion market, while the online grocer Ocado reported its best Christmas ever.A large portion of Russia's shadow tanker fleet has been sanctioned, making it more difficult for Russia and buyers to circumvent the G-7 price cap. These sanctions have the potential to take as much as 700,000 barrels per day of supply off the market, which would erase the surplus that we are expecting for this year.8.30am GMT: Bank of England deputy governor Sarah Breeden speaks on 'Financial stability and too big too fail' in Zurich2.30pm GMT: UK's business and trade committee questions Frasers, Evri, Deliveroo and Uniqlo on the impact of gig-economy style self-employment and zero-hours contracts2.30pm GMT: US pro...
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17.12.24 - 02:51
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Deliveroo Launches New Retail Delivery Service, Covering 10K Items Including Baby Products (AAStocks)
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Deliveroo, a food delivery platform, announced the launch of its retail delivery service, covering 10,000 types of delivery items, including baby products, pet supplies, medicines and nutritional supplements, etc.. Its partners include Watsons and LEGO, etc..~AAStocks Financial NewsWeb Site: www.aastocks.com...
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12.10.24 - 15:18
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Calls for investigation of Uber Eats and Deliveroo after raid on Bristol caravan camp (The Guardian)
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Migrant workers accuse Home Office of targeting the victims of labour exploitation rather than companies profiting from themMigrant workers living in a caravan encampment raided by immigration enforcement officers have accused the Home Office of targeting the victims of labour exploitation rather than companies profiting from the hidden economy.The Observer reported in August that about 30 mainly Brazilian delivery riders working for large companies such as Deliveroo and Uber Eats were living in dilapidated caravans in the centre of Bristol. Many claimed they were, in effect, earning below the minimum wage and could not afford to rent in the city. Continue reading......
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