{"id":16672,"date":"2016-06-15T23:46:08","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T16:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-truth-about-working-for-deliveroo-uber-and-the-on-demand-economy\/"},"modified":"2016-06-15T23:53:50","modified_gmt":"2016-06-15T16:53:50","slug":"the-truth-about-working-for-deliveroo-uber-and-the-on-demand-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-truth-about-working-for-deliveroo-uber-and-the-on-demand-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"The truth about working for Deliveroo, Uber and the on-demand economy"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nDrivers, couriers, cleaners and handymen are now at your beck and call thanks to a host of apps. But what\u2019s it like to earn your living waiting for someone else to press a button?It\u2019s the simplicity that is so seductive. Thanks to apps such as Uber or Handy, in a few clicks you can be whisked home by a private driver, to a spotlessly cleaned flat, where your favourite meal is brought to your door. So perhaps it\u2019s no surprise that Deliveroo, the company that delivers restaurant food to your door, is expecting to hit revenues of \u00a3130m this year. While every week in London alone, 30,000 people download Uber and book a car for the first time, the firm now valued at $62.5bn.Supporters argue that this \u201con demand\u201d economy offers those who choose to work for them the independence and flexibility to fit their work to their lifestyle, or supplement their income from another job. Uber\u2019s UK chief, Jo Bertram, points out: \u201cOver two-thirds of new people signing up to drive with Uber have been referred by an existing partner-driver because they love the freedom and flexibility.\u201d While Deliveroo say they have more than 3,000 riders in the UK \u2013 a number that is rising weekly. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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