by dankeelan | Sep 3, 2024 | Featured, Gig Workers, Worker Rights, Zero-Hour
As employers’ use of flexible contracts is on the rise, we asked HR how they can improve work for zero-hours and gig workers. The pressure group Worker Info Exchange has called on Uber and other ride-hailing apps to publish information on its drivers’ working...
by dankeelan | Jul 23, 2024 | Gig Workers, Race
The workforce landscape is evolving, with freelancing and gig work becoming increasingly prevalent. For the Black community, understanding how to thrive in this new economy is crucial. The gig economy offers flexibility and autonomy, but it also comes with...
by dankeelan | Jul 23, 2024 | Featured, Gen Z, Gig Workers
More than half of people born after 1996 now freelance, according to Upwork, but success varies widely by sector. After graduating Texas A&M University in 2018, Suzanne Ctvrtlik applied to 70 jobs. She heard back from just one, which later ghosted her. ...
by dankeelan | Jul 17, 2024 | Featured, Gig Workers
Jagat Pun finds that working as a delivery driver is becoming harder and harder. Pun spends his days zipping around New York City delivering Uber Eats orders, a job he’s done since 2020. But recently he’s had to work through the added burden of extreme heat, which...
by dankeelan | Jul 9, 2024 | Gig Workers, India, Unions
Suggesting changes to the proposed Gig Workers Bill, likely to be introduced in the ensuing legislature session, trade unions in Karnataka have sought equal representation on the Gig Workers Welfare Board “in the true spirit and letter of tripartism”. While the mode...
by dankeelan | Jul 9, 2024 | Gig Workers
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against a gig work company, saying it misled people about the money they could make on its platform. Arise Virtual Solutions reached a settlement with the FTC, agreeing to pay $7 million to workers the FTC says were harmed...
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