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Written by Privacy International on 2025-01-23 at 17:23

GMB Union call for transparency in the algorithms behind pay at food delivery and riding companies

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/gmb-call-transparency-courier-pay-algorithms

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Written by Privacy International on 2025-01-23 at 17:23

This follows the launch of our campaign that seeks to push gig economy companies like Just Eat Takeaway, Uber Eats and Deliveroo to significantly improve their transparency around the algorithms they use to manage their workforce.

https://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5509/time-deliver-answers-open-letter-just-eat-takeaway-uber-and-deliveroo

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Written by Privacy International on 2025-01-23 at 17:23

We agree with GMB that algorithmic transparency is a massive issue across the entire platform economy, leaving workers playing a game that they don’t know the rules to that the house always wins.

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Written by Privacy International on 2025-01-23 at 17:23

The use of dynamic pay and pricing algorithms rely on intensive data collection and opaque machine learning technologies to automatically set variable pay for drivers and fares for passengers.

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Written by Privacy International on 2025-01-23 at 17:23

The current lack of transparency means that worker's aren't able to understand the basis on which they're paid. There is also a risk that algorithms lower working conditions by analysing individual behaviour and targeting drivers based on their willingness to accept lower fares.

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Written by Privacy International on 2025-01-23 at 17:23

The recommendations we have developed as part of our campaign would ensure that workers are able to understand how much they are paid.

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Written by Privacy International on 2025-01-23 at 17:23

If implemented, details of algorithms would be published, workers would receive additional explanations around automated decisions and workers and their representatives could test algorithms for bias and discrimination.

Read more here ⬇️

https://gigeconomy.privacyinternational.org/

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Written by Privacy International on 2025-01-23 at 17:23

We are just getting started so watch this space. 👀

You can visit our website for regular updates on the campaign:

https://privacyinternational.org/campaigns/time-deliver-answers

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