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It's been described as the biggest change in the American workforce in over a century, but it's happening elsewhere too. More and more of us are part of the so-called sharing economy. At its most basic, it's a system built around internet companies that serve as marketplaces, matching people who provide a service with others looking to pay for it. Think Airbnb where people rent out their houses, or TaskRabbit, a British company where people hire others to perform small jobs for them. The global accountancy firm PWC calculates that the sharing economy is currently worth nearly $14 billion globally. They predict it will grow to a massive $350 billion by 2025. But that may all depend in large part on a case working its way through the US court system as we speak. It involves Uber, the car and driver rental service, that's disrupting the way transport works in cities around the world. Are the drivers who offer their services through the Uber app independent contractors or Uber employees? Gianna Palmer has this report from New York.
Not so many years ago, it was pretty clear what being an employee in America meant - you worked at a company about 40 hours a week; you had a fixed salary and health insurance. But today, more and more Americans are making their living in less time-honoured ways, take Uber the popular ride-hailing app. | 
发表于 2016-9-13 14:41:12