Kevin McKenna: The gig economy acts as a fig-leaf to cover something darker in the world of work

AS the snow began to clear, among the debris left in its wake were the remnants of what some people still insist on calling an enlightened employment policy in some sectors. In Scotland and the UK we cling fondly to the belief that the modern-day workplace is an environment far removed from the sweat-shop empires of Britain’s 19th century industrialists.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16077990.Kevin_McKenna__The_gig_economy_acts_as_a_fig_leaf_to_cover_something_darker_in_the_world_of_work/