In the places where policymakers are trying to drive change, their efforts have mainly focused on worker classification: that is, whether someone should be considered a freelancer or an employee, with all the legal protections that this status would provide. This is important, but far from sufficient. Steward stresses “the need to address the broader job quality issues”. She points out that even if gig workers were classified as employees, theirs wouldn’t all be good jobs; they would still face issues of low and unpredictable earnings.