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How Gig Workers are Surviving the Pandemic
Independent workers have come under new pressure this year as the coronavirus and changing consumer habits have dramatically altered their work lives. CNBC Make It’s Karen Gilchrist speaks to three freelancers who are finding new ways of working. See Video at CNBC...
When Should You Walk Away?
Newcomers to the freelance world often face challenges they’ve never confronted. One came to light recently when an acquaintance told me about a gig job of hers.© Dreamstime/TNS There are many things to consider before walking away from a job. Her client had suggested...
Where The Gig Economy Went Wrong
Around the economic recession of 2008 as so many lost their jobs and were faced with financial hardships and difficult decisions, an alternative economic model emerged. It didn’t really have a name at the time, but in the years since then we’ve come to know it as the...
Google Courses Promise Shortcut to Good Jobs
“Google plan to replace the need for college degrees with six-month certificates”. That was the catchy headline of an article last week on the iflscience website which has been shared almost 50,000 times in just a few days. It was referring to Google’s recent launch...
Side Hustles with Built-in Social Distancing
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues and unemployment remains at record highs, many people are turning to part-time work, the gig economy and the side hustle to make ends meet. Some of those are better than others. It’s probably not a great time, for example, to become...
Successfully Launch Your Startup
You aren’t the first person to start a business. You are the latest in a long line of entrepreneurs stretching back to the dawn of time. Their work means that you don’t have to start from scratch, and you can take advantage of the learnings of the many who have gone...
Bill Allows Gig Work for Musicians, others in CA
Musicians, translators, interpreters, writers, photographers and dozens more professions won exemptions from AB5, the state’s new gig-work law, with Monday’s passage of a cleanup bill, AB2257. People in those occupations now can continue to operate as self-employed...
Work-Life Balance for Remote Workers
Under normal circumstances, transitioning to remote work isn’t a major adjustment. In fact, before the Covid-19 pandemic, workers had increasingly been working virtually. According to a January 2020 report, the number of employees working off-site increased...
