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Scholars have argued that [[neoliberalism|neoliberal]] policies have been a prominent component in the erosion of the standard employment relationship. This [[Precarious work|precarious new model of employment]] has greatly reduced the worker’s ability to negotiate and, in particular, with the introduction of advanced technology (that can easily replace the worker), reduced the temp’s bargaining power.<ref name=Rurup>{{cite book|last=Rurup |first=Bert |title=Work of the future: Global Perspectives |year=1997|publisher=Allen & Unwin Publishing|location=Australia|pages=Chapter 6 |url=http://www.amazon.ca/Work-Future-Perspectives-Paul-James/dp/toc/1864484470}}</ref> [[Internet of Things]]-based companies such as [[Uber (company)|Uber]] have come into conflict with authorities and workers for circumventing labour and social security obligations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ubers-vision-gig-economy-doesnt-only-exploit-workers-it-harms-us-all-1589175|title=Uber's vision of a 'gig economy' doesn't only exploit workers - it harms us all|author=James Bloodworth|date=2016-10-31|publisher=International Business Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://hbr.org/2016/11/what-motivates-gig-economy-workers|title=What Motivates Gig Economy Workers|author=Alex Rosenblatt|date=2016-11-17|publisher=Harvard Business Review}}</ref> It has been suggested that [[labour regulations]] in North America do little in addressing labour market insecurities and the precarious nature of temporary labour. In many cases, [[legislation]] has done little to acknowledge or adapt to the growth of non-standard employment in Canada.<ref>{{cite book|last=Vosco|first=L |title=Challenging the market: the struggle to regulate work and income |year=2004|publisher=McGill-Queen’s University Press.|location=Montreal & Kingston|pages=Chapter 1|url=https://books.google.ca/books/about/Challenging_The_Market.html?id=u6Cij0si9wQC}}</ref>