by dankeelan | Jun 16, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, Pay, Safety
Instacart, the on-demand, grocery-delivery company, was a big beneficiary of the Covid-19 pandemic. A combination of being ordered to stay at home, coupled with peoples’ fear of catching the virus by venturing outside to shop for food, served as a big score for...
by dankeelan | Jun 16, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, Pay, Seattle
City Councilmembers voted unanimously Monday for legislation to provide premium pay for gig workers at food delivery companies in the city during the COVID-19 crisis. Council Bill 119799 directs food delivery network companies like Postmates and Grubhub to provide gig...
by dankeelan | Jun 9, 2020 | Featured, Future of Work, Remote Work, Tips
In May, Twitter announced that it would make remote work a permanent option for its 5,100 employees in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement came as many find themselves working from home full time, no longer tethered to a...
by dankeelan | Jun 9, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Future of Work, Publishing
When times are tough, the tough cut expenses. That includes tech giant Microsoft who is cutting dozens of journalists and editorial staff and replacing them with artificial intelligence software, reports The Guardian. Starting in July, Microsoft News, MSN and...
by dankeelan | Jun 9, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, Technology, U.S. Economy
Chris O’Reilly, 28, turned to the freelancing website Upwork when he lost his job in March after the country went into lockdown to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. After applying for a handful of job postings, he was invited to a Skype interview for a...
by dankeelan | Jun 9, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
The arrival of the novel coronavirus and subsequent shutdowns of economies across the globe have caused hardships not seen in generations. But for business professors, it’s also a once-in-a-generation research opportunity. USC Marshall Assistant Professor of...
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