The gig economy has diversified to seep into everything from accounting to law and even medicine. Health care, in fact, has grown to become one of the biggest gig work providers, with a plethora of apps now connecting nurses, technicians, and even doctors to temporary work, just like Uber.
But in a similar vein to ridesharing apps, the gigification of health care might come at the expense of worker security and even allow companies to sidestep regulations, found a new report on the state of nursing gig work.
Much like Uber convinced policymakers its drivers were contractors instead of employees, health care staffing platforms are pushing for legal recognition that would exempt them from obligations to pay minimum wage or provide workers with some benefits, according to the report published Tuesday by AI Now, a research firm focusing on the public impact of AI.
The AI Now report claims hospitals and other health care institutions are gravitating toward gig workers rather than offering full-time roles, in part because employing contracts gives administrations more control over schedules and wage costs.
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