by dankeelan | Mar 1, 2022 | Future of Work, Gig Workers
As the world of technology advances, we also see significant changes in the way people use it to improve their lives. One such change is extremely evident in the way people relate to their workplace and their expectations from employers and collaborators everywhere....
by dankeelan | Feb 22, 2022 | Gig Workers, Remote Work
The pandemic may have changed a lot of things for the workplace, but none was more significant than remote working. As millions of employees shifted from the office to their homes, remote roles across industries started to grow. A few years into the pandemic, remote...
by dankeelan | Feb 22, 2022 | California, Gig Workers, Pay, Race
In November 2020, the people of California voted to pass Proposition 22, which classified workers for rideshare and delivery companies as independent contractors instead of employees. The ballot measure was a direct response to the California State Legislature...
by dankeelan | Feb 22, 2022 | Gig Workers, Pay
The fight to secure gig workers more employment rights and protections has been one of Albany’s more intractable policy issues for several years now. Powerful and deep-pocketed gig companies like Uber and DoorDash have long resisted efforts to reclassify gig workers...
by dankeelan | Feb 22, 2022 | Delivery, Gig Workers
A 1994 movie called “It Could Happen To You” depicted a true story: Instead of giving a waitress a cash tip, a police officer told her he had purchased a lottery ticket and promised to split the proceeds with her if he won. He won $6 million, gave her $3 million and...
by dankeelan | Feb 15, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, Pay
Do Uber drivers make $10 an hour? $50 an hour? Are they working two jobs at the same time? Do they feel exploited? Do they stick around for years? We had our hunches but we weren’t sure, until now. How are you going to try to make effective labour market laws that...
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