by dankeelan | Aug 17, 2021 | Gig Workers, Technology
In some corner of the Internet, you’ve likely already been rated. These ratings help all kinds of businesses make decisions, like where to take risks and how to improve their operations. But how are ratings affecting the people who are being rated? New...
by dankeelan | Aug 17, 2021 | Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers, Retirement
Being your own boss. Making your own schedule. Taking control of your career. Those perks and others—including not worrying about being downsized by your company—drive professionals into self-employment all the time. In fact, the gig economy keeps growing year after...
by dankeelan | Aug 10, 2021 | Benefits, Gig Workers
With the Healthcare.gov Special Enrollment Period set to end on August 15, one group appears to be at risk of missing out on low-cost, high-quality health insurance: gig economy workers. According to data that will be released this week from Stride Health, a...
by dankeelan | Aug 10, 2021 | Benefits, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia indicated on Saturday he would not back including an extension of federal aid for gig workers and long-term unemployed Americans past Labor Day in a Democrat-only package. “I’m done with extensions,” he told Insider....
by dankeelan | Aug 10, 2021 | Benefits, Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers, Unions
A fight over a proposed ballot question about the status of gig-economy workers in Massachusetts escalated Monday, as a labor-backed coalition accused its political opponents, who are backed by technology giants, of violating state law by failing to report campaign...
by dankeelan | Aug 1, 2021 | Europe, Gig Workers
Food delivery platform Deliveroo says it is considering shuttering its operations in Spain, ahead of a deadline to comply with a new law that requires it to hire workers who are freelancing for the company. Deliveroo’s announcement Friday came as the mid-August...
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