by dankeelan | Dec 1, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, Tips
Even before the world was thrown into chaos by the pandemic, freelancing wasn’t the most reliable way to make a living. Even ordinarily reliable clients experience fluctuations in the work they can offer. Then when COVID-19 hit, many businesses had to tighten up their...
by dankeelan | Dec 1, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers
Going freelance is no doubt an anxiety-inducing decision: You have to adjust to a new lifestyle that doesn’t include structure or guaranteed income and might, at first, feel lonely (no more tea-spilling cubemates!). But there are ways to make the move more manageable...
by dankeelan | Dec 1, 2020 | Featured, Finance, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
The U.S. securities regulator on Tuesday proposed a pilot program to allow tech companies like Uber and Lyft to pay gig workers up to 15% of their annual compensation in equity rather than cash, a move it said was designed to reflect changes in the workforce. The...
by dankeelan | Nov 24, 2020 | Featured, Future of Work, U.S. Economy
Researchers from Harvard Business School’s Managing the Future of Work Project and Boston Consulting Group’s Henderson Institute today released the report “Building the On-Demand Workforce,” which explores the recent rise of digital talent...
by dankeelan | Nov 24, 2020 | Featured, Unions
At the same time gig companies were ramping up efforts to pass Proposition 22, a ballot measure exempting them from classifying drivers as employees in California, Lyft was already gearing up for another fight in Illinois. On June 23, Lyft filed paperwork with...
by dankeelan | Nov 24, 2020 | Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers
When California voters approved Proposition 22, they sent a clear message to lawmakers: protect flexible work. Many independent contractors breathed a sigh of relief at this victory, which allows some gig economy workers to operate independently, without being...
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