by dankeelan | Sep 22, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers
Activists are urging Joe Biden to turn his focus to a recovery plan for the gig economy, saying there’s a moral and political imperative to help Americans who rely on short-term, on-demand contract jobs for their livelihoods. Why it matters: “You’re...
by dankeelan | Sep 22, 2020 | Book Review, Future of Work, U.S. Economy
860,000 Americans filed for unemployment insurance again in September, many of them gig workers driving for Uber and Lyft or finding work via TaskRabbit, PostMates, or other app-based services. The promise of the gig economy was flexibility and autonomy, but those...
by dankeelan | Sep 22, 2020 | Healthcare
One unmistakable sign of healthcare’s influence are the investments companies like Apple, Google, Alibaba, Amazon, and others have made in the space. They’ve become giants largely based on their ability to understand human behavior and influence our daily...
by dankeelan | Sep 22, 2020 | Jobs
With the gig economy continuing to grow but the COVID-19 pandemic cutting into wages, gig workers looking for work might want to pay Whole Foods a visit. Amazon is now recruiting contract workers to both shop for and deliver groceries for Whole Foods Market customers...
by dankeelan | Sep 22, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers
According to the Labor Department’s latest tally, more than 14 million people were collecting benefits under the new program at the end of August. That’s more than were collecting regular unemployment benefits. “Number one, that tells me that...
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