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Serf‐ing the Net: Contrasting Uber Workers in the United Kingdom With Uber Neo‐Villeins in Ontario

Geraint Harvey Orcid Logo, Naveena Prakasam Orcid Logo, Rey Shakirzhanov Orcid Logo

Industrial Relations Journal, Volume: 56, Issue: 5, Pages: 353 - 362

Swansea University Authors: Naveena Prakasam Orcid Logo, Rey Shakirzhanov Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1111/irj.12471

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We illustrate the exploitation in the relationship between Uber and its drivers by aligning their work with the characteristics of neo-villeiny. Two different legal developments in response to irregulation (or the lack of effective regulation) in similar institutional contexts emerge. While Uber dri...

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ISSN: 0019-8692 1468-2338
Published: Wiley 2025
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