by dankeelan | Oct 20, 2020 | Gig Workers, Jobs, U.S. Economy
With the pandemic sending unemployment to highs not seen since the 1930s Great Depression, more people are joining the growing U.S. army of gig workers, competing for jobs they say pay less and less while trying to avoid contracting COVID-19. Gig workers are...
by dankeelan | Oct 20, 2020 | California, Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers
A ballot measure would create a new legal classification for Uber drivers, Instacart shoppers, and DoorDash deliverers—not quite employees, but not the independent contractors they’ve been until now. Under Proposition 22, lavishly funded by the gig...
by dankeelan | Oct 13, 2020 | Future of Work, Remote Work, U.S. Economy
Most Microsoft employees are still working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the tech giant will apparently offer them more freedom to do so when its offices reopen. The company circulated “hybrid workplace”...
by dankeelan | Oct 13, 2020 | Diversity, Future of Work
Technology, an industry that promises innovation and meritocracy, is at a moment of reckoning. Major technology companies have come under fire from elected officials, social justice leaders, and the general public for neglecting important social responsibilities in...
by dankeelan | Oct 13, 2020 | Management
As the need for flexibility in the post-COVID workplace continues to rise, organizations will need to build agile teams that help to prepare and respond to change quickly. A fractional talent model that includes both full-time and flexible staff can help executives...
by dankeelan | Oct 13, 2020 | Featured, Technology, Tools
Microsoft has chosen Upwork as its launch partner for the Microsoft 365 freelance Toolkit. The toolkit is an integrated workforce collaboration solution that helps enterprises work with freelancers at scale and is powered by Microsoft 365 and Upwork Enterprise. The...
by dankeelan | Oct 12, 2020 | Diversity, Entrepreneurs, Finance, Start Up
A new majority Black and Latinx-owned and operated digital bank hopes to make supporting Black-owned banks and businesses a little easier for consumers.Greenwood was created by Bounce TV founder Ryan Glover and his close friend,...
by dankeelan | Oct 12, 2020 | Featured, Future of Work, Remote Work
Faced with seemingly random and fast-moving challenges throughout 2020, each one of us has had to consider what a changing world means for our personal life and for our business. It is hard to stay in this mindset because we all want to find a place where we feel...
by dankeelan | Oct 12, 2020 | Future of Work, Gig Workers
Besides being more cost-effective, gig and remote workers are proving to be more productive, efficient and deadline-oriented The adage,‘Necessity is the mother of invention’, has been ringing true during the past decade or more as tech innovations keep disrupting...
by dankeelan | Oct 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
New York City-based FinTech startup Clair has raised $4.5 million in seed funding to disrupt payday lending schemes and help gig workers and freelancers get paid instantly. The funding was led by Upfront Ventures. Additional investors included Founder...
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