All articles about: Gig Work 

27. April 2026 | Digital and ecological transformation

App-based delivery services in Germany: Why people take up gig-work and usually quit quickly

Martin Friedrich , Ines Helm , Ramona Jost , Julia Lang , Christoph Müller

App-based delivery services have spread rapidly in Germany in recent years. This has also fuelled public debate about the poor working conditions of the gig-workers in these services. However, there ...read more

9. July 2024 | Digital and ecological transformation

Gig-work in the German delivery-services sector: Employment has increased significantly in recent years

Martin Friedrich , Ines Helm , Ramona Jost , Julia Lang , Christoph Müller

Drivers working for app-based delivery services have become an integral part of the urban landscape in Germany. At the same time, working conditions in the so-called platform economy are keenly ...read more

20. December 2018 | Forms of Employment

The rise of online labour markets: freelancing and gig working via internet platforms

Vili Lehdonvirta

The article focuses on online gig economy which is transnational and spans a full spectrum of skills, from data entry to software development. The gig economy offers an interesting view to the future ...read more