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When Gig Workers Want Benefits, Should You Offer Them?
Last December, when Google's temporary, vendor and contract workers demanded benefits and better communication, the media took notice. Since then, and given the rise in the gig economy and a tight labor market, employers are asking if they should offer more...
Looking For A Side Hustle Or Freelance Gig? Check Out These Sites
Last summer, I wrote about how 57 Million U.S. Workers Are Part Of The Gig Economy. That is a lot of the U.S. employee base basically doing a side hustle of some sort, a part time or maybe even full time gig or project as a freelancer. I think that is a big deal....
Upwork to Charge Freelancers to Bid on Jobs
Global freelancing platform Upwork announced a sweeping policy change on Tuesday that will impact hundreds of thousands of freelancers -- particularly new and/or low-earning users. “Connects,” the virtual tokens freelancers use to submit proposals for jobs,...
The Future of Work in an Expanding Gig Economy
The future of work is so uncertain that perhaps the only possible job security exists for the person who can credibly claim to be an expert on the future of work. Nevertheless, there are two trends purported experts are reasonably certain about: (1) continued growth...
Buttigieg Says Gig Workers Should be Allowed to Unionize
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate said he would allow gig workers to unionize to "put the interest of workers first." "There are people in the gig economy who go through more jobs in a week than my parents went through in their...
