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...
by dankeelan | Nov 17, 2020 | Featured, Remote Work, Training
ParentsParents everywhere have had to quickly become experts in virtual learning and remote classrooms as the pandemic has shut down schools around the country — and the results haven’t been universally positive. But there are some things that remote learning does...
by dankeelan | Nov 17, 2020 | Age, Featured
As the pandemic wreaks havoc on our mental and physical health, it is also quietly reshaping how Americans will face retirement and old age in the years to come. The virus is bringing sweeping change, mainly by “accelerating developments already under way,” says...
by dankeelan | Nov 17, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, Technology
Growing armies of gig workers have little to no say in how they are being monitored during the coronavirus pandemic, researchers and advocates told a conference on Wednesday, calling for better oversight in how tracking tools are deployed. From Singapore to Estonia,...
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