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Australia: Gig Economy Crisis Needs Basic Regulation
The gig economy is in “crisis” and there is a need for urgent action from the federal government after the deaths of five delivery riders in Australia in the last two months, Transport Workers’ Union national secretary Michael Kaine said. On Monday night an...
Will There Be Another Stimulus Check? Bipartisan Legislators Introduce COVID Relief Plan
Congress only has weeks to pass another relief package before the end of the year and a new proposal from a group of bipartisan lawmakers would bring relief to people, but not in the form of direct payments. On Tuesday, Democratic and Republican senators and...
Self-employed? Your State May Have Underpaid Your Jobless Benefits
Most U.S. states have been underpaying jobless benefits for millions of Americans who took a financial hit during the COVID-19 crisis, according to a government watchdog. The Government Accountability Office said in a report on Monday that states...
Five Cash Flow Tips to Help Freelancers Survive Lean Months
Even before the world was thrown into chaos by the pandemic, freelancing wasn’t the most reliable way to make a living. Even ordinarily reliable clients experience fluctuations in the work they can offer. Then when COVID-19 hit, many businesses had to tighten up their...
Going Freelance? Here’s How to (Mentally) Make the Move
Going freelance is no doubt an anxiety-inducing decision: You have to adjust to a new lifestyle that doesn’t include structure or guaranteed income and might, at first, feel lonely (no more tea-spilling cubemates!). But there are ways to make the move more manageable...
Loop Team: Offering Remote Workers an In-office Feel
As we’ve moved to work from home during the pandemic, it’s been challenging for remote workers to feel connected. Loop Team, a new entrant into the enterprise communications space, thinks the way we are communicating needs improvement. That’s why the startup is...
Remote Work is Team’s Dream
Started by McMannes and Liza Rodewald in 2016, Instant Teams creates fully integrated remote teams for companies, drawing from a talent pool of military spouses and veterans who have expertise in fields such as marketing, tech and customer service. From one side of...
Power Through an Outage with These Six Items
Millions of business professionals around the globe are working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. While some organizations are bringing employees on-site, others have made long-term commitments to remote work. Needless to say, even the most functional home...
