by dankeelan | Dec 1, 2020 | Featured, Finance, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
The U.S. securities regulator on Tuesday proposed a pilot program to allow tech companies like Uber and Lyft to pay gig workers up to 15% of their annual compensation in equity rather than cash, a move it said was designed to reflect changes in the workforce. The...
by dankeelan | Nov 30, 2020 | Finance, Gig Workers, Tips
THE GIG ECONOMY IS booming as more companies create space for independent workers to take on contract employment on a freelance, short-term basis. Gig workers, as they are called, are a growing self-employed workforce. Whether a direct impact of the ongoing...
by dankeelan | Nov 24, 2020 | Diversity, Finance, Gig Workers
Gig Wage, a payments platform founded by a Black former college basketball player in 2014, recently announced a partnership with online banking giant Green Dot that could take the Dallas-based startup to the next level in its mission to ensure underbanked gig workers...
by dankeelan | Nov 24, 2020 | Future of Work, Remote Work, Technology
One moment you’re in a conference room gathered shoulder to shoulder with your colleagues, discussing the latest Netflix series, waiting for the weekly meeting to start, and then the next moment, you’re at your kitchen table navigating a whole new way of...
by dankeelan | Nov 24, 2020 | Future of Work, Remote Work, Technology
The 2020 pandemic exposed gaps in network security postures that no one could have foreseen. Unsecured home networks, use of BYOD (bring-your-own-device), and siloed operations made previously visible threats on corporate networks become invisible, hidden on home...
by dankeelan | Nov 24, 2020 | Remote Work
Although remote working has increased threefold over the past 15 years, when 2020 began it was still not a common situation, accounting for a scant four percent of all workers according to the Chicago Tribune. In 2015, 3.9 million Americans were working remotely....
by dankeelan | Nov 24, 2020 | Entrepreneurs, Training
This November, Blushington Makeup & Beauty Lounge launches the Blushington Academy for Artist Advancement. The Academy is designed for makeup artists, cosmetology and esthetics school graduates who are looking to accelerate and elevate their careers. Having...
by dankeelan | Nov 24, 2020 | Gig Workers, Tips
There’s nothing worse than relying on emails, phone calls, and hope when it comes to delivering work and getting paid as a freelancer. Not only does this spike anxiety (a key pitfall for freelancers), it also creates potential legal and client service issues....
by dankeelan | Nov 24, 2020 | Featured, Future of Work, U.S. Economy
Researchers from Harvard Business School’s Managing the Future of Work Project and Boston Consulting Group’s Henderson Institute today released the report “Building the On-Demand Workforce,” which explores the recent rise of digital talent...
by dankeelan | Nov 24, 2020 | Featured, Unions
At the same time gig companies were ramping up efforts to pass Proposition 22, a ballot measure exempting them from classifying drivers as employees in California, Lyft was already gearing up for another fight in Illinois. On June 23, Lyft filed paperwork with...
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