A study of 1,000 gig economy workers found that of the 59 per cent who have been injured at work, 85 per cent were unable to work for an average of five weeks. But 60 per cent claim this was unpaid, with more than one in 10 admitting they should have taken time off but didn’t.
It also emerged the average gig economy worker only has enough savings to last them five weeks without work. While nearly one in 10 have less than a week’s worth of savings put aside.
In contrast, the study also polled 1,000 employees and found the number injured at work drops to 26 per cent among this group, with just 14 per cent of those who then took time off not receiving pay.
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