Out of time: the work and free time of uberized delivery workers during the covid-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT

The objective of the research was to analyze the relationship between work, free time and leisure for delivery personnel who work through digital platforms, in the covid-19 pandemiccontext. This is a qualitative and descriptive study, carried out via semi-structured interviewsand an online questionnaire, both with a convenience sample. The study shows that theprecariousness given by the uberization process has intensified in the pandemic context. Theresults show that a large part of the delivery workers time is now dedicated to work, whichreflected in the reduction of free time and in the even greater restriction of access to leisure © 2021. Este é um artigo Open Access sob uma licença CC BY-NC-ND (http//creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)