by dankeelan | Apr 27, 2021 | Finance, Future of Work, Gig Workers
How far can the freelance revolution stretch? We’ve seen the expansion of independent professionalism extend broadly and deeply to traditional roles, and take a bite into unexpected creative areas through Patreon and a number of global fine art and antique...
by dankeelan | Apr 20, 2021 | Future of Work, Gig Workers
Over the last several months, Americans have heard hundreds of stories about the horrible working conditions of jobs in the so-called “gig economy.” Amazon contract drivers have such brutal delivery schedules that they are sometimes forced to pee in...
by dankeelan | Apr 20, 2021 | Entertainment, Europe, Featured, Gig Workers
Labor organization CGT Spectacle has been spearheading a nation-wide occupation of drama theaters since March 4, and momentum hasn’t died down in the last month, with nearly 100 venues still occupied across France as of April 19. It all started at the Odeon Theater,...
by dankeelan | Apr 20, 2021 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers
A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate last week would provide up to $250 in weekly unemployment benefits to gig workers. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, and Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, introduced the Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act. The 106-page bill seeks to...
by dankeelan | Apr 20, 2021 | Featured, Future of Work, Gig Workers
The debate over what constitutes a “gig worker” rages on, but that hasn’t stopped the gig economy from exploding. According to a new study of gig economy trends by daVinci Payments, Inc., some 93 million workers participated in that sector in 2020, an...
by dankeelan | Apr 13, 2021 | Disabilities, Gig Workers, Legal
Australian gig economy giants are resisting union efforts to make their workers “employees” — with rights to the minimum wage and injury compensation — but have offered other concessions as their British arms either opt to change workers’ status or face financial...
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