by dankeelan | Jul 12, 2022 | Career, Gig Workers
It took a global pandemic to slow many of us down and make others reassess their entire lives. For Sarah Madden, a graphic designer based in Leeds, she realised she wanted to embrace freelance illustration and design full-time to explore a better lifestyle. Now, for...
by dankeelan | Jul 12, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
The pandemic recovery is winding down, and the Fed is trying to curb economic growth to fight inflation. Gig workers are an increasingly important part of the workforce — though their wage and employment numbers aren’t counted in the Labor Department’s survey of...
by dankeelan | Jul 5, 2022 | Australia, Gig Workers, Legislation
Uber Australia’s historic agreement with the Transport Workers’ Union, on the need to regulate the gig economy, is the first step in fundamental reform of gig work. It suggests the direction the Albanese government will to take to deliver better conditions...
by dankeelan | Jun 28, 2022 | Gig Workers, Jobs, Tips
If you have decided it is time to make some extra cash, but your 9 to 5 isn’t going to be raising your salary until your annual review, maybe it is time to take on a sie-gig. It is a side-gig culture, according to a recent study 39 percent of workers...
by dankeelan | Jun 28, 2022 | Culture, Featured, Gig Workers
Of course Friskies Shreds wet cat food was on the bottom shelf of the last aisle I checked. It was just that kind of day. As I crouched into a kneeling position to inspect the inventory, I scanned the customer’s order glowing back at me on my smartphone: “Any seafood...
by dankeelan | Jun 28, 2022 | Gig Workers
Even before gas prices soared across the country, ride-hailing driver Martinelli Quintanilla tried to stretch his gas tank as much as possible. Quintanilla — who also works in the hospitality industry — drives a Toyota Prius, which uses a gasoline engine and electric...
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