by dankeelan | Dec 7, 2021 | Featured, Gig Workers, Unions
On October 16, an unknown number of drivers for grocery delivery service Instacart went on strike. These shoppers, as Instacart calls its independent contractors, vowed to forgo logging onto the app that provides their dispatches. Other drivers who couldn’t afford to...
by dankeelan | Nov 30, 2021 | Gig Workers, India, Technology
Global tech giant Microsoft is currently undertaking a rather interesting experiment. They are inserting small word document jobs into people’s Facebook feeds, letting them get smaller portions of work done while taking time off from their major tasks. They are...
by dankeelan | Nov 30, 2021 | Gig Workers, Management
You have probably seen the “help wanted” signs all over town and read the headlines about the shortage of employees across the United States right now. My colleague and co-author, Anthony Klotz, an associate professor of management at Texas A&M University, has...
by dankeelan | Nov 30, 2021 | Entrepreneurs, Featured, Gig Workers, Start Up
Even before the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many people used their free time to engage in their passions. Whether knitting scarves and selling them on Etsy or doing home repair work for neighbors, side gigs are becoming more common for people with standard, 9-to-5 day...
by dankeelan | Nov 16, 2021 | Featured, Gig Workers, Tips
As the freelance economy continues to grow, freelancers are becoming more and more common. These people are self-employed or work for contracting companies that provide them with short-term contracts for specialized projects. The number of freelancers has recently...
by dankeelan | Nov 16, 2021 | Future of Work, Gig Workers, Insurance
Will insurers be able to survive the shift to the gig economy, and the challenges it has brought? Find out about some of the differences they are facing here. The introduction and rise of the gig economy has meant that many industries have had to adapt to be able to...
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