by dankeelan | Dec 21, 2021 | Career, Management
“Managing up” is a concept that is often suggested as a way for employees to bridge gaps between their own role and the role of their manager to ensure everything runs smoothly. Some might imagine that managing up is only necessary when dealing with a leader who is...
by dankeelan | Dec 21, 2021 | Europe, Gig Workers
European gig workers—such as deliverers and drivers for Uber or Deliveroo—could soon be granted employee status, if some legislators get their way. The European Commission has proposed new rules that would be tough on gig economy companies and pass certain expenses...
by dankeelan | Dec 21, 2021 | Featured, Gig Workers, Tips
In a time of rising prices, the Internal Revenue Service is being a bit more generous with the formula businesses and eligible taxpayers can use when they tally the tax deductions for their work-related miles on the road. On Friday, the IRS released the standard...
by dankeelan | Dec 21, 2021 | Featured, Race, Safety
Gig workers of color in America are twice as likely to report health and safety risks as their white peers — and that’s on top of lacking the basic benefits enjoyed by full-time workers. A new study by the Pew Research Center found that gig workers of...
by dankeelan | Dec 21, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Gig Workers
A report from the Worker Info Exchange (WIE) slams “woefully inadequate levels of transparency” around the use of machine learning-driven monitoring and management tools in the gig economy. “Weakly enforced” data protection laws have resulted...
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