The Gig Economy and its Impact on Social Security and Social Protection of Employees
Keywords:
gig economy, gig contract, social security, social protection, gig specialistAbstract
Nowadays, the gig economy is spreading rapidly around the world, and it has become an excellent alternative to standard labour relations. It combines the characteristics of labour and civil law, and gig contracts concluded between specialists and relevant customers contain features of both labour and civil law contracts. The purpose of this study is to identify the features, advantages and disadvantages of the gig economy; its impact on social security and social protection of employees; and to find ways to overcome the problems associated with the rapid growth of the gig economy in terms of social protection of employees. Ways of solving the existing problems in this area and the steps that need to be taken were proposed. Both international labour legislation and the legislation of individual countries, including Ukraine, need to be amended accordingly.
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