ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the regulatory strategy of licensing, and the withdrawal of licences to operate, or the banning of non-compliant gig companies when they fail to meet minimum standards. It evaluates this strategy in the context of the withdrawal/banning of Uber and other digital labour platform companies from a number of jurisdictions. The chapter evaluates the arguments for and against such ‘exclusion from jurisdiction’ strategies and concludes that the optimal regulatory solution to gig worker exploitation lies in appropriate legislative standards covering these companies rather than bans.
