The gig economy and the future of work ‘the gig economy’ alex de ruyter and martyn brown , newcastle upon tyne : Agenda publishing, 192 pp, £15. 00 ‘the future of work and employment’ adrian wilkinson and michael barry (eds), cheltenham : Edward elgar publishing, 264. How the gig economy will impact the future of work as the gig economy grows, it is crucial for stakeholders, including governments, businesses and workers, to collaborate in. What for many of us seems to be a new world of work has in fact already arrived: Petriglieri, ashford, & wrzesniewski, 2018 ). We argue that technologists must work with gig workers, policy makers, and other stakeholders to address the adverse effects of technologies on gig workers. To better understand relationships between workers and the technologies they use, we describe insights from research carried out with u. k. The rapid emergence of the alternative workforce and gig economy presents a new opportunity to gbs and shared services organizations by providing access to a niche set of skills and burst processing capacity while reducing excess resource capacity. The gig economy's role in shaping the future of work is profound and multifaceted. It challenges traditional employment norms and prompts a reevaluation of labor laws, social security. The summit will develop new frameworks, shape innovative solutions and accelerate action on four thematic pillars: Economic growth, revival and transformation; Work, wages and job creation; Education, skills and lifelong. Gig economy has become a key enabling the development of future work. The growth of this new form of work in various industries is spontaneous and accelerating at a terrific speed sweeping through industries. Several concerns have emerged across practices such as asserting the benefits and costs as contested in the emerging debates. We review extant literature and present a conceptual framework that proposes to understand how organisations can integrate the gig model of working into their system, thereby making the best use of it. Further gaps and directions for future research are presented.
