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Will You Start Your Freelance Journey Today?
Have you always wanted to move into freelancing? On National Freelancers Day, now is the time to make that decision and perhaps change your life forever. According to the latest figures from IPSE (The Association of Independent Professionals and the...
You Might Be Sabotaging Your Own Career Growth
It's common to feel "stuck" in your career. Maybe you've been in the same industry for a while and are no longer excited by it, or maybe you love where you work but have struggled to climb your way up the corporate ladder. Whatever the case may be, you may be...
Tips For Onboarding Remote Employees
As remote work allows employers to see benefits such as greater productivity, lower absenteeism and decreased turnover, it is becoming a more widespread practice, especially after the outbreak of Covid-19. Remote workers have different needs than office workers, and...
Workplace Harassment Lives On in the Age of Remote Work
Last spring, as offices closed across the country and kitchen tables became desks, contemplating the possible upsides of the new professional conundrum felt like a means of survival. There was much tumult, and there were many questions. Among them: Once we all became...
Uber And Lyft Drivers Call For Federal Intervention In Their Gig Worker Labor Fight
It’s been more than a year since San Francisco Uber driver Lucas Chamberlain was knocked unconscious by a would-be customer who attacked him during an argument over whether or not the patron was old enough to ride solo. “I woke up with blood coming down under my...
First Essential, Then ‘Devalued’: Gig Workers Don’t Want to Return to Ebb and Flow of Wages
Wages ebb and flow in the gig economy, where workers pick up odd jobs on apps like DoorDash and Grubhub. Sometimes, the money’s good. But with gig work, there’s no minimum wage. This summer, the Seattle City Council will try to remedy that. Gig workers aren’t paid...
The Benefits System in America is Failing Independent Workers. Startups Can Help Fix it
The benefits system is failing independent contractors, freelancers, and gig workers. Then again, it never worked for them in the first place. More workers are moving into the Independent Economy than ever before, with an estimated 68 million individuals in the US...
Creating Inclusive Workplaces for LGBTQ Employees
Promoting diversity and inclusion within an organization has become essential not only to employers, but also to their employees, customers and clients. While there has been a lot of focus on being inclusive of women and people of color, employers and their HR...
