by dankeelan | Mar 15, 2022 | Australia, Benefits, Unions
Unions have welcomed a trial that will see 150,000 casual workers receive leave at the minimum wage. About 150,000 Victorian casual workers will be eligible for five days’ paid sick and carer’s leave each year as part of a $246m Australian-first trial to tackle the...
by dankeelan | Mar 1, 2022 | Benefits, Gig Workers, Insurance
As the U.S. workforce continues to migrate from traditional onsite employment locations to jobs as remote and contract employees, the gig economy has emerged as a new, flexible and short-term type of work. Recent statistics show roughly a third of US workers are part...
by dankeelan | Feb 22, 2022 | Benefits
As the seismic shifts caused by the Great Resignation continue to reverberate across the workforce, employees everywhere are looking to make a change motivated primarily by companies offering better compensation, including benefits. Record numbers of workers left...
by dankeelan | Dec 21, 2021 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers, Insurance, Michigan
The iPSE partnership with Sidecar Health is timely given the rising cost of healthcare. Unlike traditional insurance, which sits between the patient and the doctor, Sidecar Health members pay for care directly. As a result, members can see any doctor and may save 40%...
by dankeelan | Nov 9, 2021 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers
Nine months ago I was not yet a bleary-eyed dad juggling work and two baby boys, but I did know a second baby was imminent. What should’ve been a happy milestone was quickly blunted by a boomeranging lament – that there would be no taking any paid parental leave for...
by dankeelan | Oct 26, 2021 | Benefits, Gig Workers
Stride Health, a benefits platform designed specifically for independent workers, today announced that it has raised $47 million to build on its platform, grow membership, and expand partnerships and distribution channels. The company helps independent...
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