by dankeelan | Feb 1, 2022 | Delivery, Featured, Gig Workers
A COVID-assistance policy at DoorDash Inc is frustrating some couriers who told Reuters the food-delivery company sidelined them for as long as a month while infections caused by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus flared, costing them much needed income. DoorDash...
by dankeelan | Feb 1, 2022 | Future of Work, Gig Workers, Taxes, Tips
If you are one of the millions of Americans who makes an income through gig work or a side hustle, you probably get paid through an app like Venmo or PayPal or Cash App. They make it easy to exchange money for services and products – no muss, no fuss –...
by dankeelan | Feb 1, 2022 | Gig Workers, Healthcare
Healthcare, the nation’s fastest-growing industry, could be next in the push for laws to expand gig work. A measure filed this week with the California attorney general’s office seeks to ask the state’s voters in November to classify nurses, dental hygienists,...
by dankeelan | Jan 25, 2022 | Gig Workers, Jobs, Technology
The freelancer market is seeing an uplift as employers seek out independent professionals to fill talent gaps, according to freelancer platform Upwork. Upwork’s latest Freelance Forward Economist report found that the share of US workers who classify as...
by dankeelan | Jan 25, 2022 | Delivery, Gig Workers, India
Online grocer BigBasket is looking at gig work in a big way for the roles of delivery personnel because the model works well in blue-collar jobs where it is easy to establish a direct link between output and payout, according to HR Head TN Hari. More than 95 per...
by dankeelan | Jan 25, 2022 | Featured, Gig Workers, Retirement
Companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash avoid paying into Social Security for workers whom they don’t consider employees, as workers struggle to put away savings while making small amounts for delivery and other tasks Dean Rainer finds it hard to believe that...
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