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The future of work looks like staying out of the office
t's 2020: we finally live in the future! Or at least a future—one where broadband Internet connections and portable, reasonably high-powered computing tools are pervasive and widely accessible, even if they aren't yet universal. Millions of workers,...
AI, the Transcription Economy, and the Future of Work
Gabriel is a professional transcriber, and for years he earned a middle-class living. In the early 2000s he'd make up to $40 an hour transcribing corporate earnings calls. He'd sit at his desk, “knock it out” for hours using custom keystrokes, and watch the money roll...
Gender Pay Gap In the Gig Economy Is Narrower: Report
Female freelancers in India earn better than women in a regular workforce, according to Payoneer’s 2020 Global Freelancer Income Report. A freelancing woman earns on average 84 per cent of what a man earns while, according to the World Economic Forum, globally, it is...
Gig Economy Law Threatens Sacramento Jazz Cooperative
The Sacramento Jazz cooperative plays on average a couple times a month at the Dante Club, but with Assembly Bill 5 in the law books, they aren’t sure how much longer they’ll be able to play there. “We need some kind of consideration, otherwise we are going to lose a...
Judge Denies Bid From Uber, Postmates To Temporarily Halt California Gig Economy Law
A federal judge on Monday denied Uber and Postmates a temporary reprieve from California’s controversial gig worker law, a setback for both companies as they scramble to deal with a measure that could upend their business models. Uber and Postmates asked for a...
Gig Economy has Ballooned by 6M People since 2010 – Financial Worries Follow
The last decade has seen a surge in the number of gig workers, indicating broad economic and demographic shifts and raising concerns around long-term financial security for a growing share of the workforce, according to some experts. “We’re just going to keep seeing...
The Gig Economy Is Coming for Your Job
A few years ago, Adalberto Martín began to see some troubling changes at work. As a veteran member of the room service staff at Marriott’s W Hotel in downtown San Francisco, he was an expert in delivering carefully assembled trays of food and drink to hungry guests....
Robot Tax Debate Heats Up
In all likelihood, your co-workers pay taxes. But what happens if your boss replaces them with sophisticated software or dexterous machines—ones that perform the same tasks for less money (at least over the long run) and contribute nothing in payroll taxes? One...
