“On average respondents were earning £8.97 per hour – around 15% below the current UK minimum wage, which rose to £10.42 this month.”
52% of UK gig workers surveyed earn below minimum wage. They average 28 hours a week on platforms like Uber, Deliveroo, Upwork and Fiverr, and that work brings in 60% of their income. This isn’t side-hustle cash. The unpaid part is the time spent logged in, waiting for the app to offer a job. Platforms bill it as flexibility and the workers absorb the cost.