The gig career revolution: how platform work is transforming global employment, economics, and human wellbeing

Сіранчук, Наталія Миколаївна and Шаджі Джордж, А and Баскар, Т (2026) The gig career revolution: how platform work is transforming global employment, economics, and human wellbeing Partners Universal Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 1 (3). ISSN 3107-5789

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Abstract

Gig career emergence is one of the key determinants of how individuals work, add value, and define their professional identities in digital times. The gig careers are permanent directions, unlike shorter, short, and one-off gigs, but offer long-term paths that are based on project-based, flexible work that links workers to numerous clients and platforms. This paper looks at the drivers of this transition, which include convergence of technology, the changing values of workers and economic pressures in the world. These forces create more possibilities and at the same time present new threats. The research analyzes the impact of studying platform economics, international labor trends, and novel regulations on how gig careers democratize access to opportunity, particularly of workers in developing countries, but also, they are associated with the issue of financial security, worker protections, and market stability. The paper offers a set of working guidelines to those who switch to the gig economy, organizations that incorporate flexible talent, and policymakers who develop reactive regulatory models. It is based on the evidence of numerous industries and areas and claims that the revolution of gigs is not a short-lived event but a permanent reorganization of the labour markets that need concerted efforts to encourage collective prosperity instead of further inequality.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	gig career; freelance career; remote work; future of work; side hustle; worker wellbeing; flexible work
Subjects:	Статті у періодичних виданнях > Інші (не входять ні до фахових, ні до баз даних)
Divisions:	Факультет педагогічної освіти > Кафедра початкової освіти
Depositing User:	лаборант Дарина Анатоліївна Константінова
Date Deposited:	20 Mar 2026 13:06
Last Modified:	20 Mar 2026 13:06
URI:	https://elibrary.kubg.edu.ua/id/eprint/56566

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