by dankeelan | Oct 10, 2023 | Gig Workers, Healthcare
Shawnika Howell has been a nurse for 13 years, primarily in long-term care, but around the time of the winter 2021 COVID-19 surge, she decided to find some extra work through something new: an app called Clipboard. The app lets nurses and nurse aides book individual...
by dankeelan | Oct 10, 2023 | Featured, Gig Workers
As the so-called gig economy continues to grow, so do questions about how this type of nontraditional work compares to full-time work arrangements and how these new relationships differ and impact performance and commitment. Researchers from the University of New...
by dankeelan | Oct 3, 2023 | Gender, Gig Workers
Cleaners, couriers and cabbies from around the world are creating new apps to better balance their gig work with the chores of motherhood and marriage, skirting sexist algorithms that penalise women who put home before work. From Brazil to South Africa, female gig...
by dankeelan | Oct 3, 2023 | Featured, Gig Workers
As New Yorkers are turning to gig work to make ends meet, they are earning less than they were two years ago. The number of gig workers in New York City more than doubled in the last two years, according to data analyzed by Agents Only, an online gig platform. But...
by dankeelan | Sep 26, 2023 | Gig Workers, Jobs
If you’ve been thinking about getting a side hustle, you’re in good company. Zapier reports that 40% of Americans held down a side gig in 2022. And if you’re able to carve out the time for a second job, the extra cash might benefit your finances in a...
by dankeelan | Sep 26, 2023 | Gig Workers, Safety
Joshua Wood remembers days during the COVID-19 lockdown when New York City’s streets were practically empty, save for workers like him. That experience convinced the 25-year-old Brooklynite — who makes deliveries for both Uber Eats and a package delivery service —...
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