by dankeelan | Nov 24, 2020 | Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers
When California voters approved Proposition 22, they sent a clear message to lawmakers: protect flexible work. Many independent contractors breathed a sigh of relief at this victory, which allows some gig economy workers to operate independently, without being...
by dankeelan | Nov 24, 2020 | Future of Work, Gig Workers
In 2018, the global gig economy generated $204 billion in gross volume, with transportation‑based services, such as ride‑sharing, taking the share of the cake at 58%. This economy was projected to grow by a 17% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) leading to a gross...
by dankeelan | Nov 17, 2020 | Future of Work, U.S. Economy
Workers in the United States have lost control of perhaps the most important aspect of their lives: their time. Getting that time back is crucial — for workers’ well-being, for democracy, and for weakening the tyrannical power of the boss. It wasn’t supposed to be...
by dankeelan | Nov 17, 2020 | Featured, Remote Work, Training
ParentsParents everywhere have had to quickly become experts in virtual learning and remote classrooms as the pandemic has shut down schools around the country — and the results haven’t been universally positive. But there are some things that remote learning does...
by dankeelan | Nov 17, 2020 | Remote Work, Technology
Today, the company announced broad changes to Dropbox Spaces, the product introduced last year, to make it a collaboration and project management tool designed with these new requirements in mind. Spaces connects to other tools like your calendar, people directory,...
by dankeelan | Nov 17, 2020 | Age, Featured
As the pandemic wreaks havoc on our mental and physical health, it is also quietly reshaping how Americans will face retirement and old age in the years to come. The virus is bringing sweeping change, mainly by “accelerating developments already under way,” says...
by dankeelan | Nov 17, 2020 | Benefits, Future of Work, Gig Workers
The country’s two largest transportation network companies – Lyft and Uber – and other “gig” driving and delivery businesses are likely going to try and change Illinois law to create a new classification of workers. On top of making transportation in cities worse in...
by dankeelan | Nov 17, 2020 | Finance, Technology
Many businesses have benefited from the digital shift and lifestyle changes brought on by the coronavirus, but few have seen the kind of growth that the freelancer-banking app Lili has since the traditional economy went dark in March. “We have seen a huge...
by dankeelan | Nov 17, 2020 | Future of Work, Gender, Gig Workers, Remote Work
“The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the inextricable link between childcare and the economy — and it’s pushing businesses to confront the cost of working parents’ unpaid side gig.” Side gig, indeed. Childcare has been a significant ongoing topic in...
by dankeelan | Nov 17, 2020 | Remote Work
Since the onset of the pandemic, many people have been forced to work remotely. In the beginning, there were various complaints chiefly concerning time-management issues. Over time, however, an increasing number of people have begun to realize that remote work is...
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