by dankeelan | Nov 17, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, Technology
Growing armies of gig workers have little to no say in how they are being monitored during the coronavirus pandemic, researchers and advocates told a conference on Wednesday, calling for better oversight in how tracking tools are deployed. From Singapore to Estonia,...
by dankeelan | Nov 17, 2020 | Future of Work
This year, the world has suddenly had to get used to working from home as governments have imposed periodic lockdowns to stem the spread of COVID-19. This has created a new openness to spending less time at the office in an attitude shift that is likely to outlive the...
by dankeelan | Nov 10, 2020 | Gig Workers, Tips
Thanks to the rise of the gig economy, many entrepreneurs are turning to side hustles as a way to grow their supplemental income in addition to their regular jobs. While balancing work and life is hard enough with one job, developing a side hustle can make it even...
by dankeelan | Nov 10, 2020 | Entrepreneurs, Technology
Saying that we live in a “digital age” may feel a bit cliche, but there’s no denying that the internet and social media have revolutionized the way we interact. Survey data from the Pew Research Center reveals that 81 percent of Americans use the web daily,...
by dankeelan | Nov 10, 2020 | Future of Work, Management, Training
Gamification technology is an immersive experience that seeks to use the fun elements of video gaming in business settings for better productivity, employee achievement, and motivation. It can serve across many fields in an array of diverse mechanisms. For instance,...
by dankeelan | Nov 10, 2020 | Future of Work, Management, Remote Work
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced organizations to operate with a physically dispersed workforce. Employees are involuntarily working from remote locations. Many individuals are working under lonely unmonitored stressful conditions that diminish focus and motivation....
by dankeelan | Nov 10, 2020 | Future of Work, Management, Remote Work
If a company has survived this far into 2020, they’ve figured out how to make remote work possible. But companies that see it as a temporary make-do effort will soon fall behind. Not only are the effects of the pandemic likely to affect the way we do business...
by dankeelan | Nov 10, 2020 | Featured, Finance, Gig Workers, Tips
In 2020, an increasing number of people are finding themselves working from anywhere. Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, the increase in remote work has driven consideration of a range of impacts including managing remote work teams and guarding against cyber crime....
by dankeelan | Nov 10, 2020 | Gig Workers, Jobs, Tips
Freelance photo editing is a great way to make a living. This is low-stress, creative work that you can complete while having the TV on in the background. Freelance photo editing also lends itself perfectly to working from home. This is ideal in the current situation...
by dankeelan | Nov 10, 2020 | California, Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers
Despite notable detractors including large swaths of the Bay Area, the latest tallies show Proposition 22 getting approved by about 58 percent of the voters–a decisive victory for Uber, Lyft, and similar gig-economy companies, as...
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