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Gig Economy: Some Hope for Jobs during COVID
Hundreds of thousands of Australians are out of work as a result of COVID-19, but a QUT expert says some may find new jobs through digital platforms, particularly in areas like food delivery, writing, law, accountancy, home maintenance, IT or graphic design. More than...
6 Work-From-Home Side Gigs in the Pandemic
As layoffs, furloughs and money worries escalate due to the coronavirus pandemic, many Americans are hungry for side gigs. According to a Jobvite report, 46% of workers surveyed in April said they plan to pursue a side job, up from 36% in February. But as much of...
Seattle Mandates Sick Days, Premium Pay for Gig Drivers during COVID
Every day at lunchtime, gig workers rush in and out of the noodle, dumpling and gyro joints that line University Way Northeast to grab meals ordered through online apps. During the coronavirus pandemic, their deliveries are keeping Seattle restaurants open and...
Meet the Gig Workers Collective: 11 Women Who Organize Nationwide Strikes But Have Never Met
Prior to the coronavirus, it might have seemed easy to imagine which jobs would remain “essential.” Doctors and nurses, certainly; grocery store workers and gas station attendants and mechanics, the type of people you meet with for what you need in good times and bad:...
COVID-19 Exposes Hypocrisy Over Lack of Disability Accommodations
Earlier this year, Kate McWilliams was looking into disability studies programs across Canada, but none offered a fully online curriculum. She reached out, asking to participate virtually because she has a physical disability that makes leaving the house...
5 Things You Can Do to Prepare for the New Future of Work
Warehouses, recycling facilities, grocery stores, and more are automating tasks and investing in robots. And many companies have taken a more worker-first approach—increasing hourly wages, extending benefits, and enhancing sick leave—all while...
Coronavirus Convinced Many: Working Remotely Beats the Office
After weeks and months of working remotely, how do office workers feel about heading back to the office? Most of them say they are just fine continuing to work at home even though states are relaxing shelter-in-place orders. Hana, the coworking arm of commercial...
Work From Home is Dead, Long Live Work From Anywhere
That shouldn’t be surprising particularly in the tech industry, where knowledge work fundamentally means we spend the vast majority of our time in an “office.” Everything from minor annoyances (they cut down the size of the Klondike bars in the mini-kitchen!) to...
