by dankeelan | Jul 14, 2020 | Future of Work, U.S. Economy
The question the gig economy faces in the 2020s isn’t whether it will grow, but by how much it will grow. Already, 36% of American adults engage in some sort of gig work. And labor trends at enterprise companies suggest that the gig economy has a...
by dankeelan | Jul 14, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, Pay
Instead of being paid a set rate per order, an algorithm will weigh how busy a store is, how bad street traffic is and other factors to set the pay for an order. Algorithms are foundational to how gig platforms like Uber or Instacart do business. Most users are...
by dankeelan | Jul 7, 2020 | Future of Work, Jobs, U.S. Economy
While the concept of freelance work might bring to mind references to the “gig economy,” MBO Partners says large corporations are increasingly reliant on “skilled independents” or contract employees to get the job done. Contract workers provide services to...
by dankeelan | Jul 7, 2020 | Future of Work, Remote Work
I’m sure you’ve heard someone say that COVID-19 could be the end of the city. This is not the first time that people have made that prediction. Every technology, from the telephone to the automobile to the internet, has threatened to pull cities apart. But even if the...
by dankeelan | Jul 7, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers
Over 48 million Americans have applied for Unemployment Insurance (UI) in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. And though ridehail drivers are considered “essential” workers, Uber’s business dipped by 80% in April as shelter-in-place orders kept passengers at home. As...
by dankeelan | Jul 7, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, Tips, U.S. Economy
One of the small-business loan relief programs included in the historic stimulus package Congress passed in March contains a provision that many gig workers and freelancers might have overlooked. They’re eligible for a $1,000 grant that doesn’t...
by dankeelan | Jul 7, 2020 | Jobs, Tips
Forget all about how it used to be. Most people will blindly follow the old path and discontinue their job search out of habit. They’ll say to themselves that nothing’s going to happen, as everyone will be away until September. In light of the unrelenting series of...
by dankeelan | Jul 7, 2020 | Future of Work, Remote Work
Over the past few weeks, high-profile companies, including Twitter, Facebook, and Nationwide, made headlines by announcing new policies that make remote work more available to their workforce. But conspicuously absent from the conversation is an...
by dankeelan | Jul 7, 2020 | Gig Workers, Jobs, Training
Talent500 by ANSR has conducted a brand survey to understand the dynamics of the market and trace the anticipated job search patterns in the post-pandemic times. Talent500 surveyed 20,000+ active tech professionals in the market to understand the good, bad, and ugly...
by dankeelan | Jul 7, 2020 | Benefits, Entertainment
By all accounts, large gatherings such as concert halls, fan-filled stadiums and performance theaters will be the last venues to reopen. Those precautions have decimated entertainment, both nationally and locally. Cirque du Soleil filed for...
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