by dankeelan | Sep 10, 2024 | Benefits, California, Featured, Gig Workers, Pay
Nearly four years after California voters approved better wages and health benefits for ride-hailing drivers and delivery workers, no one is actually ensuring they are provided, according to state agencies, interviews with workers and a review of wage claims...
by dankeelan | May 28, 2024 | Gig Workers, Pay, U.S. Economy
Metro Detroit-based freelancers brought in more than $3 billion in total revenue last year, according to a new report by Fiverr, an Israeli multinational online marketplace for freelance services. The 80,711 skilled freelancers in metro Detroit made an average of...
by dankeelan | May 21, 2024 | Featured, Gender, Gig Workers, Pay
Despite decades of effort to achieve better pay equity and equal opportunity in the workplace, the gender pay gap remains a complex and ongoing challenge in the United States. This is one of the most pernicious problems in the American economy because it’s...
by dankeelan | Feb 20, 2024 | Delivery, Featured, Gig Workers, Pay
Delivering for Uber Eats and DoorDash as a gig worker got less lucrative last year, according to a new study. Uber Eats drivers saw the biggest decline in gross earnings at 15.4%, according to a study from Gridwise Analytics, which gathers data on...
by dankeelan | Jan 23, 2024 | Gig Workers, Pay, Tips
Whether you’re a member of the gig economy on a full-time or part-time basis, you’re in good company. Fiverr Enterprise says that as of the start of 2024, almost half of the global workforce consists of freelancers. Of course, gig work can be a mixed bag....
by dankeelan | Oct 17, 2023 | Featured, Pay, Remote Work
What value would American workers place on the privilege to work from home? The answer: either $4,600 or $6,000 a year, depending on how you do the math. Three years into the remote-work revolution, research increasingly suggests that telework is a commodity, a...
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