Browsing by Author "du Toit, Darcy"

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    • Discrimination on an ‘arbitrary ground’ and the right of access to justice 

      du Toit, Darcy (Jute, 2021)
      In Naidoo & others v Parliament of the Republic of SA the Labour Appeal Court interpreted ‘arbitrary ground’ in s 6(1) of the Employment Equity Act by rejecting a ‘broad’ interpretation (ie the grammatical meaning of the ...

    • Fair work in South Africa’s gig economy: A journey of engaged scholarship 

      du Toit, Darcy; Van Belle, Jean-Paul; Howson, Kelle; Graham, Mark (Elsevier, 2023)
      Because of its relatively well-developed, highly urbanised economy and high penetration of mobile internet access, the platform economy took off quickly in South Africa, with international players vying for market share and ...

    • The fairwork foundation: Strategies for improving platform work 

      Graham, Mark; Woodcock, Jamie; du Toit, Darcy (Elsevier, 2020)
      s paper introduces the Fairwork Foundation, a research initiative that is also developing an interventionaroundthequalityofworkondigitallabourplatforms.Lackingtheabilitytocollectivelybargain,manyplatformworkershavelittle ...

    • International regulation of platform labor: A proposal for action 

      Fredman, Sandra; du Toit, Darcy; Graham, Mark (Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society, 2021)
      Platform-mediated work is a source of livelihood for millions of workers worldwide. However, because platforms typically classify workers as ‘independent contractors’, those workers are generally excluded from the scope ...

    • Protecting platform workers: options and challenges 

      du Toit, Darcy; Howson, Kelle (Jute, 2022)
      The use of digital platforms as a means of organising work and creating new work opportunities (‘platform work’) is on the increase in developing as well as developed countries. The article starts from three widely-accepted ...

    • Workers, platforms and the state: the struggle over digital labour platform regulation 

      du Toit, Darcy; Englert, Sai; Graham, Mark (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021)
      This chapter discusses the arguments made by digital labour platforms - and their supporters - in favour of self-regulation. Against their claims that platform self-regulation is a preferable alternative to state intervention, ...