by dankeelan | Jun 15, 2021 | Benefits, Unions
Companies like Uber, Lyft, and Doordash hope to negotiate compromises with their workers without classifying them as employees. Some U.S. workers are willing to compromise, but many want to be classified as employees, which gives them the right to unionize. Gig...
by dankeelan | Jun 15, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Gig Workers
TechRepublic’s Karen Roby spoke with James Christiansen, VP and CSO of Netskope, about cybersecurity concerns with the gig workforce. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation. Karen Roby: We talk about the gig workforce. We’re seeing so...
by dankeelan | Jun 15, 2021 | Jobs, Tips
It’s no secret that we are living in a world of side hustles, main hustles, part-time work and multiple jobs. In fact, the so-called “gig economy” grew enormously during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Forbes, now almost 60 million Americans...
by dankeelan | Jun 15, 2021 | Featured, Future of Work
The Contra survey population included over 10,000 high earning independent workers in a variety of fields. These are freelancers in engineering, marketing, product development, design and content creation each earning more than $70,000 (USD) annually. It’s...
by dankeelan | Jun 8, 2021 | Finance, Tips
It looks like teenagers are returning to the job market this summer. With some schools already shutting their doors, teens are heading out—and into restaurants, pools, and other seasonal opportunities. According to the latest employment data, nearly 256,000 teens aged...
by dankeelan | Jun 8, 2021 | Gig Workers
The pandemic added food-insecurity to the list of daily struggles gig workers face. In New York City, they’ve banded together to demand better working conditions. On a sunny Saturday in March, Gustavo Ajche and Ligia Guallpa welcomed two dozen food delivery...
by dankeelan | Jun 8, 2021 | Career
A recent study by the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization found that working at least 55 hours a week was causing hundreds of thousands of premature deaths and was linked to a higher risk of stroke and heart disease. Long...
by dankeelan | Jun 8, 2021 | Featured, U.S. Economy, Unions
The U.S. Supreme Court turned away a bid to weaken the power of public-sector unions, refusing to reconsider a 1984 ruling that lets them serve as the exclusive bargaining agent for workers. The justices without comment rejected an appeal by Jade Thompson, an Ohio...
by dankeelan | Jun 8, 2021 | Future of Work, Remote Work, U.S. Economy
Government is right in the middle of the fast-moving change forced on all kinds of entities by the pandemic. The narrative in recent months has centered around the push to remote work and what that means for government. Will remote work get pushed even deeper into...
by dankeelan | Jun 8, 2021 | Featured, Remote Work, Tips
In a recent PwC survey of 133 U.S. company executives, 83% said remote work has been a success, yet only 13% are prepared to give up the office for good. At the same time, the majority of both executives and the 1,200 office workers who participated in the...
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