by dankeelan | Jun 6, 2023 | Gig Workers
DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats may be convenient, but whether they’re a winning proposition for anybody can swing on a few dollars. The apps aren’t always transparent about who receives what share of the bill paid by customers. So The Washington Post conducted an...
by dankeelan | Jun 6, 2023 | California, Gig Workers
Pablo Gomez has been a full-time Uber driver since 2019. He takes pride in knowing how to maximize his earnings on each trip he takes. That means knowing the right times to drive, which rides to accept and which to pass up — and it also means knowing the letter of the...
by dankeelan | May 30, 2023 | Gig Workers, Jobs, Technology, Tips
The freelancing industry has seen a boom in recent years. While there are several million freelancers today, Statista reports that we can expect to see 86.5 million U.S. freelancers by 2027, a number that will make up more than half of the total U.S....
by dankeelan | May 30, 2023 | Featured, Gig Workers, Legal, Tips
Gig work is a fitting choice for those seeking to be their own boss, but with this flexibility comes a lack of security that, if things go wrong, can leave these workers floundering. Planning out ways to protect themselves and their clients saves both parties from a...
by dankeelan | May 16, 2023 | Gig Workers
France’s love affair with gig work platforms lives to see another day. In mid-January, the Paris court of justice cleared state-owned delivery startup Stuart, which operates in six European countries, of “unreported employment” accusations. The...
by dankeelan | May 16, 2023 | Age, Featured, Gig Workers, Retirement
Russ Eanes was burning out at his job, and he had just hit 60, but he wasn’t ready to retire. A former minister in the Mennonite church, he had worked for a decade as an executive at a religious-book publisher but found himself in the unhappy role of helping to shrink...
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