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The COVID-Era Office: More Collaborative, Not Less
I’m sure you’ve heard someone say that COVID-19 could be the end of the city. This is not the first time that people have made that prediction. Every technology, from the telephone to the automobile to the internet, has threatened to pull cities apart. But even if the...
Time for Gig Worker Benefits
Over 48 million Americans have applied for Unemployment Insurance (UI) in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. And though ridehail drivers are considered “essential” workers, Uber’s business dipped by 80% in April as shelter-in-place orders kept passengers at home. As...
You are Eligible for This $1,000 Grant
One of the small-business loan relief programs included in the historic stimulus package Congress passed in March contains a provision that many gig workers and freelancers might have overlooked. They’re eligible for a $1,000 grant that doesn’t...
Don’t Let Summer Slowdown Stop Your Job Search
Forget all about how it used to be. Most people will blindly follow the old path and discontinue their job search out of habit. They’ll say to themselves that nothing’s going to happen, as everyone will be away until September. In light of the unrelenting series of...
Going All-in on Remote Work
Over the past few weeks, high-profile companies, including Twitter, Facebook, and Nationwide, made headlines by announcing new policies that make remote work more available to their workforce. But conspicuously absent from the conversation is an...
Survey: 55% of Job-seekers Consider Gig Opps
Talent500 by ANSR has conducted a brand survey to understand the dynamics of the market and trace the anticipated job search patterns in the post-pandemic times. Talent500 surveyed 20,000+ active tech professionals in the market to understand the good, bad, and ugly...
No Way for Concert Industry to Normalize
By all accounts, large gatherings such as concert halls, fan-filled stadiums and performance theaters will be the last venues to reopen. Those precautions have decimated entertainment, both nationally and locally. Cirque du Soleil filed for...
13 M Gig Workers Getting PUA, 41% of Total
Around 12.9 million Americans are collecting unemployment benefits through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, according to most recent Labor Department data. That program, created by the federal CARES Act relief law enacted in March, extends jobless...
