by dankeelan | Apr 20, 2021 | California, Featured, Future of Work, Remote Work
Californians who swapped mind-numbing traffic and packed trains for “commutes” to a home office or living room don’t want to go back to their old daily grind. That’s according to a University of Southern California survey released Monday, which found more...
by dankeelan | Apr 20, 2021 | Media, Remote Work
Facebook on Sunday recommitted to letting staff work from home after the coronavirus pandemic. Brynn Harrington, vice president of Facebook’s HR team, told the BBC that some employees have been “really thriving” at home during the pandemic...
by dankeelan | Apr 20, 2021 | Europe
In the coming months, Spain is set to approve a trailblazing new law enshrining the labour rights of Spain’s estimated 8,000 delivery riders. In what could set a precedent for other European countries, the law will declare that gig economy riders are wage...
by dankeelan | Apr 20, 2021 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers
A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate last week would provide up to $250 in weekly unemployment benefits to gig workers. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, and Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, introduced the Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act. The 106-page bill seeks to...
by dankeelan | Apr 20, 2021 | Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers
The debate over what constitutes a “gig worker” rages on, but that hasn’t stopped the gig economy from exploding. According to a new study of gig economy trends by daVinci Payments, Inc., some 93 million workers participated in that sector in 2020, an...
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