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零工经济

什么是零工经济

零工经济

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Key Words & Expressions

✡the gig economy

零工经济

✡a gig

（临时的）工作

✡freelance work

自由职业

✡(not) permanent

adj.（非）固定的

"There is flexibility in regard to employment hours."

工作时长是灵活的。

✡a one-off (job)

一次性的（工作）

✡food delivery

送餐

✡exploited

v.被剥削

✡sick pay

请病假时拿到的工资

"You may not be entitled to sick pay."

你没有资格拿到病假期工资。

What is the so-called "gig" economy？

根据其中一种定义，它是“一个以短期合同或自由职业为特征的劳动力市场，而并非固定的工作”。

According to one definition, it is "a labour market characterised by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance work, as opposed to permanent jobs".

另一种观点是，它是一个能提供灵活工作时间的工作环境，它是一种没有合同保护下的剥削形式。

Taking opposing partisan viewpoints, it is either a working environment that offers flexibility with regard to employment hours, or... it is a form of exploitation with very little workplace protection.

Flexibility

在零工经济中，工人们得到的报酬不是固定工资，而是他们所做的“零工”，比如送餐或者拉专车。

In the gig economy, instead of a regular wage, workers get paid for the "gigs" they do, such as a food delivery or a car journey.

在英国，估计有500万人干着这样的事情。这些工作包括送快递、开专车和制作视频。

In the UK it's estimated that five million people are employed in this type of capacity. Jobs include couriers, ride-hailing drivers and video producers.

“零工经济”的支持者声称，人们可以从灵活的工作时间中获益，还可以合理的控制自己在生活和工作中的时间。

Proponents of the gig economy claim that people can benefit from flexible hours, with control over how much time they can work as they juggle other priorities in their lives.

New ways of working

值得注意的一个区别是，零工经济的工作者与有临时合同的工作者略有不同。

One difference worth noting is that workers in the gig economy differ slightly from those on zero-hours contracts.

就像零工经济的工作者一样，临时工的承包人——或临时承包商——得不到雇主给的工作保障。

Like workers in the gig economy, zero-hours contractors - or casual contractors - don't get guaranteed hours or much job security from their employer.

但是，在临时工合同上，人们被视为员工，因为他们有权享受假期工资。但是，就像零工经济的那样，他们没有资格享受病假工资。

But people on zero-hours contracts are seen as employees in some sense, as they are entitled to holiday pay. But, like those in the gig economy, they are not entitled to sick pay.

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What other gig-economy jobs do you know?