by dankeelan | Dec 29, 2020 | Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers, Stories
The coronavirus pandemic drove many people to recognize gig work as “essential” for the first time, but the crisis also revealed the stark disparities between jobs that come with security and benefits and gig work, which does not. And Solis, the introvert,...
by dankeelan | Dec 29, 2020 | Gig Workers, Legal
California-based workers for food delivery app Grubhub have reacted angrily to changes to the platform which they say discourage tipping, saying they would wipe out the supposed benefits of new gig worker rules in the state. Last month, California passed Proposition...
by dankeelan | Dec 22, 2020 | California, Future of Work, Gig Workers
IN NOVEMBER, GIG companies including Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Instacart helped pass California’s Proposition 22, effectively writing their own labor law. Now the companies plan to bring similar legislation elsewhere. Last month, the...
by dankeelan | Dec 22, 2020 | Technology
The social media giant is looking to build a services feature that connects gig workers with users looking for home repair or freelance jobs, The Information reported. The company is forming a team focused on this new initiative, but Facebook could decide to...
by dankeelan | Dec 22, 2020 | Future of Work, Remote Work
451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, shares the 2021 outlook on key segments within the industry, highlighting lasting impact of COVID-19. The pandemic is moving digital technology strategy into an even more central position for many...
by dankeelan | Dec 22, 2020 | Management, Mentoring
Mentoring has some amazing career benefits, for both mentor and mentee. While the world hopes we see some return to normalcy in 2021, it is likely that the workplace restrictions we have been in will continue for some time longer, and possible that the workplace has...
by dankeelan | Dec 22, 2020 | Career
We’re about to enter that New Years’ phase of the year when we set big scary goals for ourselves, and then (more often than we’d like to admit) we don’t follow through. After we “fail,” we succumb to negative self-talk and we beat ourselves up for not getting in...
by dankeelan | Dec 22, 2020 | Featured, Future of Work, Management
In places around the world where Covid-19 is substantially under control—such as in Australia, Taiwan, and Singapore—governments and companies are allowing, and even encouraging, people to head back to the office. Once vaccines become widely available, many companies...
by dankeelan | Dec 22, 2020 | Featured, Management, Remote Work
From an abundance of communication to uninterrupted blocks of alone time, we all have certain ways we like to get things done. When everyone is in the office, it can be easy to identify an employee’s style by observing their behavior. With remote working arrangements,...
by dankeelan | Dec 22, 2020 | Remote Work
The top home trends predicted for 2021 — a permanent home office and resort-style living, indoors and out — are directly connected to needs we discovered while staying put during the coronavirus pandemic. Researchers at the real estate marketplace Zillow came up with...
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