by dankeelan | Jun 8, 2021 | Gig Workers
The pandemic added food-insecurity to the list of daily struggles gig workers face. In New York City, they’ve banded together to demand better working conditions. On a sunny Saturday in March, Gustavo Ajche and Ligia Guallpa welcomed two dozen food delivery...
by dankeelan | Jun 8, 2021 | Europe, Featured, Gig Workers, Unions
Workers face significant challenges in building collective power in an industry that depends on their atomization. How do you bargain for more when your boss is an app, you’re paid by an algorithm, and you haven’t met your coworkers? How do you beat companies that can...
by dankeelan | Jun 8, 2021 | Europe, Future of Work, Gig Workers
Delivery Hero SE, Glovoapp23 SL, Bolt Technology OU and Wolt have agreed to work on a model for gig economy work in Europe as authorities sharpen their focus on workers’ rights in the sector. The European technology companies, known for their mobility and...
by dankeelan | Jun 8, 2021 | Europe, Gig Workers, Insurance
Nearly a third of gig economy drivers, riders and couriers across Europe have no savings, according to new data. Insurance start-up Collective Benefits, which provides insurance for self-employed workers, also found that of those in the sector who did have savings,...
by dankeelan | Jun 8, 2021 | Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
The EEOC plans to tackle discrimination and harassment faced by workers who say they’ve been misclassified as independent contractors, an issue that’s drawn more attention with the proliferation of the gig economy. Across industries, lawsuits alleging that contractors...
by dankeelan | Jun 1, 2021 | Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
In partnership with Rockbridge Associates, the report analyzes secondary data sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau, to determine the size and revenues of U.S. based skilled freelancers. The Nonemployer Statistics series, based on a review of over 20 million tax...
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