Ethics at Work – Driven Watch Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work – Driven Read: Cases from the Real World page 313. (Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/business-ethics/pages/10-3-alternatives-to-traditional-patterns-of-work ) Reflection Questions Describe the parties involved and their interests. Describe the corporate culture at Uber. How did Travis Kalanick’s personality and actions influence the corporate culture […]
Discuss critically within the context of employment law, consider the rights enjoyed by employees in view of their employment status and examine the situation of those working in the ‘gig economy’ in the UK.
Supplementary: Individual Summative Coursework Employment Law ‘DL’ – B – (4000 words)Answer Question 1 and 2. Question 1 compulsory (80 Marks):““The range of statutory employment rights that a person enjoys depends on theiremployment status. There are currently, basically three types: employee, worker andself–employed. While basic definitions of ‘employee’ and ‘worker’ are contained inlegislation, detailed tests […]
Write a brief (2-page) analysis paper that connects the two pieces; consider how your thoughts may be applied to the debate paper and write it accordingly.
The Gig Economy in the United States The Gig Economy: Alternative work arrangements like part-time employment, subcontracting, and freelancing have been growing at the expense of full-time employment: A good thing or a bad thing? Is it good for employees? Good for employers? Is it a problem or a solution? Two-page paper After you’ve finished […]
What does it mean for gig workers to be treated as employees? Are there any other stakeholders to this issue? How do they factor in?
Read the two documents attached and answer:THRIVING IN THEGIG ECONOMY;HOW SUCCESSFUL FREELANCERS MANAGE THE UNCERTAINTY BY GIANPIERO PETRIGLIERI,SUSAN ASHFORD, AND AMY WRZESNIEWSKI AND MANAGING THE FUTURE OF WORK. Define your terms – what does it mean for gig workers to be treated as employees? Who would be for this? Why? What would their reasons be? […]
In the light of the Professor Deakin’s comments, explain the legal problems which arise in current English law because of the uncertainty over employment status and the rights of working people and critically analyse the approach taken by the courts in trying to resolve those problems.
According to Professor Simon Deakin of Cambridge University: ‘There is much at stake in the classification of work relations: on the one hand, the stability of the tax base and the capacity of the state to deliver public goods; on the other, the structure of enterprise and the rights of workers in the ‘gig’ economy […]