by dankeelan | Dec 8, 2020 | Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
This November, gig economy companies won a resounding victory on the California ballot. Voters overwhelmingly agreed to allow them to keep their workers as contractors, not employees. Now, those companies want to export that framework to the rest of the country....
by dankeelan | Dec 8, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers
With some 40 percent of U.S. workers in long-term temporary employment, or “gig” jobs, the idea of a “social contract” in which an individual receives benefits over a lifetime working for a single firm seems antiquated. But, says U.S....
by dankeelan | Dec 1, 2020 | Future of Work, Gig Workers, Legislation
The gig economy is in “crisis” and there is a need for urgent action from the federal government after the deaths of five delivery riders in Australia in the last two months, Transport Workers’ Union national secretary Michael Kaine said. On Monday night an...
by dankeelan | Dec 1, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, Tips
Even before the world was thrown into chaos by the pandemic, freelancing wasn’t the most reliable way to make a living. Even ordinarily reliable clients experience fluctuations in the work they can offer. Then when COVID-19 hit, many businesses had to tighten up their...
by dankeelan | Dec 1, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers
Going freelance is no doubt an anxiety-inducing decision: You have to adjust to a new lifestyle that doesn’t include structure or guaranteed income and might, at first, feel lonely (no more tea-spilling cubemates!). But there are ways to make the move more manageable...
by dankeelan | Dec 1, 2020 | Featured, Finance, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
The U.S. securities regulator on Tuesday proposed a pilot program to allow tech companies like Uber and Lyft to pay gig workers up to 15% of their annual compensation in equity rather than cash, a move it said was designed to reflect changes in the workforce. The...
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