by dankeelan | Jun 1, 2021 | Internships, Pay, Remote Work
Summer is just a couple of weeks away, but college students are already starting summer internships. Money for the most competitive internships is through the roof, and some could make $9,000 a month. These are the highest-paid internships, according to the job site...
by dankeelan | May 25, 2021 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers, Pay
No doubt the gig economy is still the rage and growing. But many freelancers, contractors and temporary workers who may be weary of all the hustling, the instability and the scant benefits are switching to more traditional jobs as the economy reopens after more than a...
by dankeelan | May 11, 2021 | Age, Featured, Pay
Raising minimum wage could be a vital step for advancing the economic security of lower-wage workers who are approaching retirement age. Cynthia Murray, who turns 65 this month, is a 20-year Walmart associate in Laurel, Md. who puts in 32 hours in a four-day workweek....
by dankeelan | Apr 13, 2021 | Featured, Gig Workers, Pay, Safety
Riders for the app-based meal delivery platform Deliveroo held a strike in London Wednesday over pay and working conditions, part of a broader backlash against one of the U.K.’s biggest gig economy companies. Scooter and bicycle delivery riders waving flags and...
by dankeelan | Feb 9, 2021 | Gig Workers, Pay, U.S. Economy
Amazon has agreed to pay $61.7 million to settle allegations that it stole its Amazon Flex drivers tips over a two-and-a-half year period, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday. “Today, the FTC is sanctioning Amazon.com for expanding its...
by dankeelan | Oct 20, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, Pay, Technology
Workers for a grocery delivery platform owned by U.S. retailer Target are striking to protest at the company’s new payment algorithm. Shipt used to pay its workers a percentage of each order but the Alabama-based firm introduced a black-box computer program last...
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