We are living through a new transformation of work. We are living in an Amazonian Era. The ethos, practices and business models that emerged within the gig economy have been packaged up and made available for download to the furthest corners of our essential services, reshaping the lives of millions of workers across Britain.

The number of people working for gig economy platforms has near-tripled in England and Wales over the past five years, according to new research published by the TUC today (Friday).

Gig workers are asking to see the algorithms that govern their labor. Their fight has important lessons for creating equitable workplaces for all.

Opaque Algorithmic Management Systems Facilitate Worker Rights Abuses in the Gig Economy Employment and data protection laws are failing to protect workers from unfair & opaque algorithmic management. There is insufficient transparency of the algorithmic management systems used by gig economy employers. Legally required explanations are incomplete, inconsistent, and unreliable. Questionable predictive tools are used to predict 'fraudulent behaviour' of workers. Disproportionate surveillance by g

· ADCU & Worker Info Exchange launch action against Uber for discrimination over use of facial recognition technology known to be error prone with people of colour · Uber uses facial recognition technology provided by Microsoft who have suspended sales to US police forces in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests · ADCU & Worker Info Exchange launch crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for the action In a global first for the gig economy, the App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU

Gig workers are asking to see the algorithms that govern their labor. Their fight has important lessons for creating equitable workplaces for all.

There are fears that robot interviews by webcam that judge candidates on the way they speak will stop well-qualified youngsters from less privileged families getting jobs

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In the past, a little ambiguity in entertainment contracts wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but Disney's reaction to Scarlett Johansson has lawyers less willing to leave things between the lines.

Apart from this, Zomato has employed a way that potentially favors workers who are willing to spend more money out of their pocket.

Good interoperability policy should put the user front and center: data sharing must only happen with a user’s opt-in consent, and only for purposes that directly benefit the user.

Workplace challenges posed by new technology could be answered by very traditional solutions. "Nevertheless, there is also substantial historical evidence that technological changes tend to affect lower-paid and lower-qualified workers more than others. This suggests there are likely to be unequal effects that cause disruption for some people or places more than others,"

Guardian analysis shows young black workers hit disproportionately hard by Covid pandemic

Enterprise section ‘laughably simplistic’ and looked to TV programme Dragons’ Den for answers

Royal Society report shows white students twice as likely as black students to achieve top Stem degrees

A blog examining the legal implications of the use of AI in the workplace.

Boris Johnson’s race equality advisers are expected to suggest change after study of employment market

Britain must urgently regulate how companies use artificial intelligence (AI) at work, unions said on Thursday, warning of widespread discrimination if the technology is left unchecked.

"Why aren't there more Black workers in tech, and why is progress so slow?"

Gender equality can seem like one big homogeneous bowl of intentions demonstrating that we care about women. A better structure for change centers on the perspective, needs and experience of Black women. Today’s common trickle-down approach is not working; a “trickle up” or “follow up” paradigm would be more effective.

Companies pledged money and support for people of color. But some say they still face a hostile work environment for speaking out or simply doing their jobs.

Exclusive: Loose Women panellist calls out media organisation for its assertion that the UK press is "not racist".

High levels of deprivation and job insecurity, vast income inequality, housing discrimination and medical disparities have long had a severe impact on the tangle of communities and ethnic minority populations that live in these boroughs. But when combined with the necessity to go to work, to take public transport and to share space in densely packed housing, they also provided the perfect breeding ground for a deadly virus. The domino effect would prove catastrophic.

Interviews with diversity managers and internal data obtained by Recode indicate that Black Amazon employees are promoted less frequently and are rated more harshly than non-Black peers.