Uberisation

English

Etymology

From Uber +‎ -isation.

Noun

Uberisation (uncountable)

  1. Non-Oxford British standard spelling of Uberization.
    • 2016 December 20, MailOnline India, “Digital Slavery? Uber-style domestic work apps in India risks 'entrenching' culture of low income, insecurity and discrimination”, in Daily Mail[1], London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 December 2016:
      'This 'Uberisation of domestic work' can offer some benefits, (but) it also risks further entrenching a culture of low incomes, insecurity and discrimination,' said the study by the UK's Overseas Development Institute (ODI).
    • 2017 February 17, Jessica Elgot, “John McDonnell: We must stop ‘Uberisation’ of the workplace”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 February 2017:
      A new network of banks should fund “co-operatively owned Ubers and Airbnbs” to take on the giants of the gig economy and stop the “Uberisation” of the workplace, the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, has said.
    • 2021 October 5, Elizabeth Cotton, “The ‘Uberisation’ of mental health services is a threat to our wellbeing”, in The Independent[3], London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 5 October 2021:
      Over the past decade or so, mental health services in England have been undergoing a process of “Uberisation”.