European Union antitrust chief and Silicon Valley critic Margrethe Vestager said gig economy workers should join forces for better pay, the Financial Times reported on Thursday (Oct. 24). She further pledged that EU rules can’t prevent gig economy workers from forming unions. “Platform workers should be...
The rise of digital payments and the gig economy cannot guarantee that consumers will tip. But new technology is sure making tipping easier — both for consumer and workers — even if human nature is, well, human nature. Here’s the dim news: A new study from the National...
One of the basics of platform design and ignition is getting “anchor tenants” on board who — given their size, scale and profile — tend to attract other stakeholders to the platform. What’s not as common is for an anchor tenant to acquire a platform...
Drivers can’t make ends meet. Given the median income of roughly $25,000 a year and the number of hours required behind the wheel to earn that, drivers’ wages fall well below the federal hourly minimum wage. As independent contractors, drivers also have no benefits. After...
From Nov. 3 to Nov. 5, Instacart shoppers are planning to protest the delivery company, according to reports. The protesters have three demands: The want Instacart to change the default tip amount from 5 percent to 10 percent, they want the company to get rid...
The gig economy — and digital marketplaces designed to service gig workers and employers — is where so much of the action is these days. Payments and other forms of innovation and disruption are taking place as the gig lifestyle spreads across the world and...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a controversial bill that could reclassify ridesharing and other gig economy workers as employees instead of independent contractors, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday (Sept. 21). Although the new law is intended to raise wages and add...
Unions in New York are petitioning the state to change its laws to include employment protections for gig economy workers, similar to a bill recently passed in California, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (Sept. 16). New York’s wage and hour laws currently don’t apply...
Rideshare giant Uber says it will fight the recent passage of a controversial labor bill in California, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday (Sept. 12). The landmark legislation AB5 passed the Senate on Wednesday (Sept. 11) and is expected to be supported by the...
