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How to Grow Trust When Working in the Remote Economy
Prior to the pandemic, only 6% of employees worked from home, and about 3/4ths of workers had never worked from home according to data from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). But by May 2020, fully 35% of the U.S. workforce had been sent home...
iPSE-U.S. Expands Healthcare Offering to Independent Workers in Michigan
The iPSE partnership with Sidecar Health is timely given the rising cost of healthcare. Unlike traditional insurance, which sits between the patient and the doctor, Sidecar Health members pay for care directly. As a result, members can see any doctor and may save 40%...
The Future of Work is Forcing an Evolution in Leadership
You are undoubtedly a different leader now than you were pre-pandemic. Managing a workforce has inherent challenges. Managing a remote workforce has additional unique challenges, even in the best of circumstances. When you layer on the relentless uncertainty, anxiety,...
14 Ways ‘Managing Up’ Can Impact a Professional’s Career
“Managing up” is a concept that is often suggested as a way for employees to bridge gaps between their own role and the role of their manager to ensure everything runs smoothly. Some might imagine that managing up is only necessary when dealing with a leader who is...
European Gig Workers May Soon Be Classified as Employees
European gig workers—such as deliverers and drivers for Uber or Deliveroo—could soon be granted employee status, if some legislators get their way. The European Commission has proposed new rules that would be tough on gig economy companies and pass certain expenses...
Here are the New Standard Mileage Rates from the IRS
In a time of rising prices, the Internal Revenue Service is being a bit more generous with the formula businesses and eligible taxpayers can use when they tally the tax deductions for their work-related miles on the road. On Friday, the IRS released the standard...
Pew Survey: Less Safe to be a Gig Worker If You’re Not White
Gig workers of color in America are twice as likely to report health and safety risks as their white peers — and that's on top of lacking the basic benefits enjoyed by full-time workers. A new study by the Pew Research Center found that gig workers of color...
Ruled by Algorithms, Gig Workers Remain Powerless against Automated Decision-making
A report from the Worker Info Exchange (WIE) slams "woefully inadequate levels of transparency" around the use of machine learning-driven monitoring and management tools in the gig economy. "Weakly enforced" data protection laws have resulted in "woefully inadequate...
