That the Parliament congratulates the Workers’ Observatory on receiving 10-year funding from the University of Edinburgh to research conditions for workers in the gig economy; is concerned by reports that dynamic pricing involving the use of artificial intelligence has eroded the hourly pay for these workers; calls on relevant companies to ensure complete transparency over basic pay mechanisms; expects that all workers are fairly remunerated; notes the reported precarity and risk faced by those self-employed in roles as delivery drivers, and calls on the Scottish and UK governments to explore new ways to address unfair working conditions and to embed fair work and workers rights in the digital economy.
Supported by: Paul Sweeney