by dankeelan | Apr 13, 2021 | Featured, Gig Workers, Pay, Safety
Riders for the app-based meal delivery platform Deliveroo held a strike in London Wednesday over pay and working conditions, part of a broader backlash against one of the U.K.’s biggest gig economy companies. Scooter and bicycle delivery riders waving flags and...
by dankeelan | Apr 6, 2021 | Featured, Gender, Gig Workers, Remote Work
It’s been a year since COVID-19 reshaped the working world for many professionals. For employees accustomed to being in an office environment, the shift to working remotely seemed a small sacrifice to make to keep their jobs in the face of a looming economic...
by dankeelan | Apr 6, 2021 | Featured, Finance, Gig Workers, Tips, U.S. Economy
No matter what you call it — gig work, side hustle, freelance — if you earn income of $400 or more in a year, you’ll have to pay federal taxes on those earnings, along with contributions to Social Security and Medicare. Figuring out what you owe can be...
by dankeelan | Apr 6, 2021 | Diversity, Entrepreneurs, Featured, Future of Work
The pandemic has had a devastating impact on the US$90 trillion global economy – from job insecurity and rising unemployment to huge levels of stress on people and health-care services. However, we have seen positive developments emerge:...
by dankeelan | Apr 6, 2021 | Featured, Remote Work
Between one-third and one-half of American employees worked in person throughout the pandemic, with or without a say in the matter, and some at great personal risk. Most of the rest of us were forced to work from home, also without necessarily wanting to. And in fact,...
by dankeelan | Apr 6, 2021 | Diversity, Featured, Future of Work
While a post-pandemic shift to hybrid remote/office working models seems inevitable, there are a number of unintended consequences that organizations need to get to grips with in the emerging Vaccine Economy world of work, not least around gender divide implications....
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