by dankeelan | Jul 13, 2021 | Benefits, Gig Workers
GoodRx CEO Doug Hirsch discussed the online marketplace’s plan with food delivery company DoorDash to help couriers access discounted prescription drugs. The Street: Watch Interview
by dankeelan | Jul 13, 2021 | Australia, Gig Workers
The Uber-ised economy is delivering anxiety and danger for miners and their families, an inquiry has been told. Wages paid to miners in regional areas are down by $400 million to $800 million because of the casualisation of the workforce, economist Stephen Whelan told...
by dankeelan | Jul 13, 2021 | Age, Jobs
The best part-time jobs don’t announce themselves. You need to ask around and find them. That’s especially true when you’re retired and ready to resume part-time work. Unless your former employer wants to bring you back on your terms, the search for a new gig requires...
by dankeelan | Jul 13, 2021 | Featured, Future of Work
While remote work remains indefinitely, employees are speaking out that they are not enjoying their jobs anymore and are experiencing a major disconnect from their companies. According to Microsoft’s Work Trend Index, 41% of those surveyed said they’re mulling leaving...
by dankeelan | Jul 6, 2021 | Benefits, Gig Workers, Unions
GoPuff drivers are publicly calling on the delivery app to improve its treatment of workers for the first time as the company continues to rapidly expand. In an open letter released Thursday in collaboration with the labor rights organization Working...
by dankeelan | Jul 6, 2021 | Australia, Gig Workers, Training
More than half (52 per cent) of food delivery and ride share workers said they were not provided with safety training or thorough safety advice before they started working with gig economy platforms. Fourteen per cent of workers said they received no safety training...
by dankeelan | Jul 6, 2021 | Gig Workers, Tips
Earning extra money on the side can be easy when you know what types of opportunities to look for. Whether you want to pay off student loan debt, start saving for a big-ticket purchase or build up a fund for the future, finding one of the best side jobs out there is a...
by dankeelan | Jul 6, 2021 | Featured, Future of Work, Leadership
Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, isn’t a fan of the phrase “work-life balance.” At an April 2018 event hosted by Insider’s parent company, Bezos said new Amazon employees shouldn’t view work and life as a balancing act....
by dankeelan | Jul 6, 2021 | Featured, Leadership, Management, Remote Work
Unlike a decade ago, many companies today are opting for the remote working culture. Remote working saw a major boom across different countries, especially in 2020 after the deadly pandemic spread across the globe. Quite a few people were left with no choice but to...
by dankeelan | Jul 6, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Jobs
Stephen Normandin spent almost four years racing around Phoenix, Ariz., delivering packages as a contract driver for Amazon.com Inc. Then one day, he received an automated email. The algorithms tracking him had decided he wasn’t doing his job properly. The 63-year-old...
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