Introducing a Living Tariff for non-contract workers
Episode 11 of the The Gig Work Podcast podcast, hosted by WageIndicator Foundation, titled "Introducing a Living Tariff for non-contract workers" was published on April 23, 2024 and runs 46 minutes.
April 23, 2024 ·46m · The Gig Work Podcast
Summary
As a 'non-contract worker', which means you are not an employee and therefore work as a freelancer or in the informal economy, it is difficult to calculate what you should earn per hour to make a decent and liveable living. Because you don't have an employer, you are responsible for including matters such as holiday hours, administration time, pension, insurance and occupation-related costs such as laptops and means of transport in the calculation of your tariff. A tough job in practice. This is why the WageIndicator Foundation developed the Living Tariff tool. Financial support for the development and implementation in the first 3 countries came from GIZ. A new concept that builds on years of experience and research around Living Wages. The Living Tariff is a tool to help non-employee workers to get an overview of what they should earn and support them to make well-informed decisions.
Episode Description
As a 'non-contract worker', which means you are not an employee and therefore work as a freelancer or in the informal economy, it is difficult to calculate what you should earn per hour to make a decent and liveable living. Because you don't have an employer, you are responsible for including matters such as holiday hours, administration time, pension, insurance and occupation-related costs such as laptops and means of transport in the calculation of your tariff. A tough job in practice.
This is why the WageIndicator Foundation developed the Living Tariff tool. Financial support for the development and implementation in the first 3 countries came from GIZ. A new concept that builds on years of experience and research around Living Wages. The Living Tariff is a tool to help non-employee workers to get an overview of what they should earn and support them to make well-informed decisions.