by dankeelan | Feb 12, 2020 | Gender, Pay
Female freelancers in India earn better than women in a regular workforce, according to Payoneer’s 2020 Global Freelancer Income Report. A freelancing woman earns on average 84 per cent of what a man earns while, according to the World Economic Forum, globally, it is...
by dankeelan | Feb 10, 2020 | California, Featured, Gig Workers
The Sacramento Jazz cooperative plays on average a couple times a month at the Dante Club, but with Assembly Bill 5 in the law books, they aren’t sure how much longer they’ll be able to play there. “We need some kind of consideration, otherwise we are going to lose a...
by dankeelan | Feb 10, 2020 | California, Gig Workers, Legal
A federal judge on Monday denied Uber and Postmates a temporary reprieve from California’s controversial gig worker law, a setback for both companies as they scramble to deal with a measure that could upend their business models. Uber and Postmates asked for a...
by dankeelan | Feb 4, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
The last decade has seen a surge in the number of gig workers, indicating broad economic and demographic shifts and raising concerns around long-term financial security for a growing share of the workforce, according to some experts. “We’re just going to keep seeing...
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