It is understandable that our government would need to ensure there is a regulatory environment for the gig economy (Fairwork Exposes Exploitation in Gig Economy Amid Regulatory Vacuum, April 11). However, we are notoriously one of the worst in the world when it comes to overregulation of employers. Regulations in SA have killed literally thousands of jobs, and in our rush to ensure employers are heavily regulated and employees strictly governed we have created a gap for erstwhile employers to computerise and mechanise. The gig economy should be grasped with both hands and encouraged. We must at least realise that we are not going to stop this type of atypical, piecemeal work. I am sure the writer of the article would agree that some work is better than no work. I am also sure she would agree that if the gig economy could soak up some of the 10-million unemployed in SA this would be a huge relief. The labour department needs to have a careful rethink on how the labour laws and their...
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