Uber Archives - Dialogues on European Digital Transition

The Uber files: leaked documents reveal a strategy of chaos – has anything changed?

European Association for Digital Transition Economic future July 26, 2022July 26, 2022Labor Relations, Uber

Uber has had a controversial history since its founding in 2009, from violent conflicts among drivers to a secret software allegedly used to evade law enforcement. Now, a leak of over 124,000 documents dubbed the Uber files shows the extent to which the firm under co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick capitalised on that chaos to expand across 40 countries.

The future of work, according to Uber

European Association for Digital Transition Economic future March 12, 2021June 9, 2021Labor Relations, Uber

For years we have been witness to a range of debates, formulations, and written proposals on the future of work. The impact of digitalization and technological change sparks many of these debates, as do trends that have long existed as a result of changes in how the workforce is composed, business models, and, ultimately, the process of globalisation that accelerated at the end of the last century.

The Challenges of Digitalisation: the Gig Economy more troubling than giving up Data

European Association for Digital Transition Economic future June 5, 2020June 9, 2021Data Protection, Deliveroo, Fiscal policy, Labor Relations, Privacy, Uber

All developed economies face enormous challenges in their digital transition process, such as what to do about privacy and their citizens’ data, the new labour frameworks brought about by digitalisation and the taxation of large platforms, who are barely anchored in national legislation. The experiences and perceptions of citizens are fundamental to addressing these challenges. To find out more about these experiences, the Center for the Governance of Change (CGC), a part of IE University, has carried out the second edition of a study that, beginning with its title, is focused on Europe. This is European Tech Insights, a report that tries to build, through a comprehensive survey in 11 countries, eight of them European (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom), a knowledge base for these digital transition processes.

The Gig Economy: A tax and labour challenge for the EU

European Association for Digital Transition Economic future June 1, 2020June 9, 2021Amazon, Deliveroo, Fiscal policy, Labor Relations, Uber

Approximately 2% of EU adults have their main source of income coming from what is being called the ‘gig economy’, and up to 8% earn occasional income from these work alternatives. The data, from a study by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, makes it clear that we are facing an unavoidable reality for Community institutions, posing challenges in the areas of taxation and social protection.