Uber: The research examined three sources of information: Interviews with 4,941 drivers and delivery workers from six countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom) (Bloomberg/Bloomberg)
Unemployment has been one of the main results of the epidemic COVID-19 for the Brazilian economy. While it is already recovering in the United States, which also had a large number of people out of work in 2020, the rate here is more than 14 million.
A study by Accenture Consulting shows that 62% of drivers and 54% of the couriers responded that they signed up for Uber during the pandemic because they were unable to find another job. 24% Of those interviewed were unemployed when registering on the platform during the specified period, and among those who had some jobs at the time of registration, 58% responded that they were working fewer hours or had already been laid off.
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for 76% of drivers and 85% Of the couriers, “easy access to a source of income” was one of the reasons they drove or delivered.
The study also showed that 57% of partners who started the app in the pandemic reported being ineligible or unable to access government assistance.
Accenture also reports that 73% of drivers and delivery personnel agree that the platform served as a safety net; 87% He stated that without working on the app, it would not have been possible to meet the financial needs under the pandemic.
The research considered three sources of information: interviews with 4,941 drivers and delivery personnel from six countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, the United States, France and the United Kingdom), conducted between March and April 2021; literature review on working on platforms; In addition to analyzing management data from Uber relating to the seven million partners connected to the platform.
According to the study, the Covid-19 pandemic caused the biggest economic shock since the Great Depression of 1929, affecting economies and labor markets around the world, testing the platforms’ ability to act as a countercyclical stabilizer and a source of financial resilience. for workers.”
As a result, a majority (73%) agreed that “working on the platform has served as a financial safety net during the pandemic.” In the same sense, the study shows that 87% of new drivers and delivery workers stated that without working on the platform, their financial needs could not have been met under the pandemic.
