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With August 15 Health Insurance Deadline Looming, Many Gig Workers Risk Missing Out
With the Healthcare.gov Special Enrollment Period set to end on August 15, one group appears to be at risk of missing out on low-cost, high-quality health insurance: gig economy workers. According to data that will be released this week from Stride Health, a...
Manchin Signals He Won’t Back Renewal of Federal Jobless Aid for Gig Workers
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia indicated on Saturday he would not back including an extension of federal aid for gig workers and long-term unemployed Americans past Labor Day in a Democrat-only package. "I'm done with extensions," he told Insider. "The economy is...
Fight Over Rights of Massachusetts Gig Workers Escalates
A fight over a proposed ballot question about the status of gig-economy workers in Massachusetts escalated Monday, as a labor-backed coalition accused its political opponents, who are backed by technology giants, of violating state law by failing to report campaign...
Remote Team? Five Tips on How to Keep Morale High and Foster Engagement
The pandemic abruptly necessitated millions of people to work remotely at a scale never seen before, while making it clear that the in-office work environment we were used to would never look the same again. Although some companies — including my own — already had a...
Deliveroo Considers Spain Exit Amid Legal Changes for Workers
Food delivery platform Deliveroo says it is considering shuttering its operations in Spain, ahead of a deadline to comply with a new law that requires it to hire workers who are freelancing for the company. Deliveroo's announcement Friday came as the mid-August...
The Powerful Combination Of Aligned Goals And Intentions
I recently worked with a rising young executive, and we were having our final leadership coaching meeting. During our conversation, I asked her this question, “What is the one big thing you need to do to continue your development as a leader?” She paused for a moment...
Gig Workers Are Not Dispensable
In the past few years, the “gig economy” has ballooned in size to make up around 5m people - or 16 per cent of Britain’s workforce. These are jobs on short term contracts or freelance work, but with few rights or protections. Services are booked through apps or...
How the PRO Act Threatens High-Skill Careers
Aimee Benavides has spent the past two decades using her English- and Spanish-language skills to help those in need. She earns a living as an interpreter in courthouses, assisting witnesses and defendants who don’t understand what’s happening — and she specializes in...
