by dankeelan | Aug 4, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Jobs
A new world of work is on the horizon, driven by artificial intelligence. By 2025, the World Economic Forum predicts that 52 per cent of total task hours across existing jobs will be performed by machines. By 2030, up to 800 million jobs could be...
by dankeelan | Aug 4, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, Stories, Tips, U.S. Economy
We have nothing to sell besides physical touch.” The thought jarred Amber Briggle awake some nights. It kept her from eating in the first week of the Covid-19 shutdown when she lost six pounds fretting over the sudden collapse of the business she’d built up her...
by dankeelan | Jul 28, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program contained in the original CARES Act provided federal aid of an extra $600 per week for independent contractors, freelancers, and gig workers adversely affected by Covid-19 and not otherwise eligible for standard...
by dankeelan | Jul 28, 2020 | Diversity, Entrepreneurs, Featured, Gender
If you’re a woman and you’re Black, good luck getting access to funding. A 2016 Federal Reserve System survey found that Black women are more likely than non-minority entrepreneurs not only to face challenges finding financing, but also to fail to get some or all of...
by dankeelan | Jul 28, 2020 | Featured, Future of Work, Remote Work
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Google and its parent company, Alphabet, will allow its employees to continue working from home until at least June 2021. Google adds to the growing list of top companies, such as Twitter, Square and...
by dankeelan | Jul 28, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, Tutoring
Worshifter’s free listing for any gig workers includes the ability for workers to identify themselves as tutors and be found by familiies and individuals. A recent NBC News article summarizes the issue that many families and parents face today: “Some...
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