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Is the Gig Economy Improving the Lives of African Women?
The gig economy in Africa has grown significantly as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, serving as a stopgap for consumers when businesses shut down during lockdowns, and offering employment for those shut out from formal and even informal opportunities....
LEGO Education Launches Teacher Training Initiative
LEGO may be one of the best education brands in the world, which makes their work through LEGO Education highly relevant and potentially consequential. That is to say, it’s wise to keep an eye on what LEGO Education is up to because they move with purpose...
Ireland to Review Employment Law in Gig Economy
The Irish government is to review employment law concerning workers in the gig economy, reports RTE.ie. It follows a meeting between Tánaiste (deputy prime minister) and Minister for Trade Leo Varadkar and Deliveroo riders who were accompanied by union representatives...
Remote Work Listings in U.S. Doubled In Year, Job Site Finds
U.S. job listings that tout working remotely as a perk have more than doubled in the past year, signaling that top companies will keep using the benefit to woo employees even as the pandemic winds down, according to job-search site Indeed. As of February 2021,...
CareerOneStop Helps Americans Plan Career Changes
A refreshed mySkills myFuture website, www.myskillsmyfuture.org, from the U.S. Department of Labor's CareerOneStop, aims to help laid-off workers and other job seekers identify their best career options. (Graphic: Business Wire) At MySkillsMyFuture.org, job seekers...
Federal Stimulus Bill Has Huge Tax Change For Gig Workers
Tucked inside the American Rescue Act is a tax change that has big implications for tax revenue and the gig economy. Starting for tax year 2022, many contractors with gig economy companies like Uber UBER -1.4%, DoorDash and...
The Future of Work is Here, Buy Fiverr to Take Advantage
Fiverr was a clear winner in 2020. The stock has had a massive run for investors lucky enough to invest last year. FVRR stock rose close to 10x from a May 2020 price of roughly $25 to a high of more than $300. Compare FVRR stock returns with the S&P 500...
How Self-Employed Workers Can Benefit from Tax Reform
In the past decade, a surge of workers flowing into the gig economy has created a realistic avenue for earning a living outside of just collecting a paycheck from an employer. Many who earn income from self-employment do so in a part-time capacity on top of another...
