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The Classification of “Gig” Workers in Canadian Work Law

Jul 7, 2020 David Doorey

The central legal conundrum for labor law when it encounters platform or ‘gig’ work is one of legal classification. The distinction between ‘employee’ and ‘independent contractor’ is as old as labor law itself, and it is based on presumptions that fit uneasily when applied to forms of work other than that which labor law scholars […]

Implications for Corporate Governance Reform of the (Almost) First Food Delivery App Union

May 18, 2020 Tara Boghosian

It was supposed to be the first union for food delivery app couriers in North America. In February 2020, the labor relations board for the Canadian province of Ontario found that couriers working for Foodora, a food delivery app, were eligible to unionize. Yet, before the union votes could even be counted, Foodora announced in […]

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The Classification of “Gig” Workers in Canadian Work Law

Implications for Corporate Governance Reform of the (Almost) First Food Delivery App Union