by dankeelan | Aug 1, 2021 | Career, Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy, Unions
Aimee Benavides has spent the past two decades using her English- and Spanish-language skills to help those in need. She earns a living as an interpreter in courthouses, assisting witnesses and defendants who don’t understand what’s happening — and she specializes in...
by dankeelan | Jul 27, 2021 | Career, Featured, Future of Work
An August 1997 article by management guru Tom Peters in Fast Company, titled “The Brand Called You,” popularized the concept of personal brand. “Regardless of age, regardless of position, regardless of the business we happen to be in, all of us need to understand the...
by dankeelan | Jul 20, 2021 | Future of Work, Gig Workers
New Zealand’s two largest private sector unions are taking Uber to court with a claim that its drivers are entitled to the full protection of employment law and are not – as the company maintains – self-employed contractors. E tū and FIRST unions are seeking a...
by dankeelan | Jul 20, 2021 | Future of Work
The emergence of smartphone apps and online marketplaces have given rise to what has become known as the ‘gig economy’. Independent workers are hired for short-term projects or ad-hoc jobs, usually as independent contractors or freelancers. Nowadays, these ‘gigs’ have...
by dankeelan | Jul 20, 2021 | Future of Work, Gig Workers
Peter Young was napping between blood draws when his ringing phone woke him. He was lying in a hospital bed in Los Angeles as part of a five-day clinical trial that required his blood to be drawn every two hours. It’s not a job most people sign up for eagerly, but for...
by dankeelan | Jul 13, 2021 | Future of Work, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
There are many reasons why people might want to become independent workers or freelancers. For workers, it can mean greater flexibility, especially when it comes to deciding on a schedule that works best, whether it’s full-time, part-time, or built around other...
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