The Senate Committee that is looking into Australia’s gig economy published its fourth interim report on February 11, suggesting that more changes are needed to protect contractors from exploitation in on-demand platforms such as Uber. “There will always be a place for genuine independent contractors...
For a very large population of customers in the United Kingdom who are ‘credit invisible’ — meaning they have little or no credit history with credit agencies — accessing credit or affordable lending is often an uphill battle. Most of these people are immigrants and...
From the fairly forgettable 1990 film “Cadence” starring Hollywood father-son team Martin and Charlie Sheen, four words of dialogue — “a gig for Bean!” — have achieved a certain cult status. In that case, a “gig” was an unwanted task like peeling potatoes or cleaning latrines....
Pallo.com, which bills itself as an all-in-one Software-as-a-Service platform for freelancers, launched Monday (Jan. 24) on the website Product Hunt. “COVID has expedited the transition to remote working as workers nationwide moved from traditional jobs to freelancing,” the company said in a news release. “While...
Freelance platform Upwork on Monday (Jan. 10) partnered with portable benefits program Catch to provide access to healthcare benefits and personal payroll to independent workers who have Upwork accounts. Recent Upwork research shows that 36% of the entire U.S. workforce freelanced in 2021. Catch gives...
The National Labor Relations Board, a U.S. federal independent agency which oversees union activity and workers’ rights, on Monday (Dec. 27) launched an invitation to the public to submit briefs addressing whether the agency should reconsider its standard for determining the independent contractor status of...
Remote work has become a permanent fixture in most organizations today. With it, many companies are looking to take advantage and expand their horizons. With workers no longer required to sit in the office all day long, there’s no need for companies to limit themselves...
Chinese officials could move to amend laws that would grant ride-hailing and food delivery drivers the ability to form unions, Chinese state media Xinhua reported on Friday (Dec. 17). The amendment to its trade union law would implement new rules that would expand what kinds...
Digital asset marketplace Bakkt Holdings, Inc. on Friday (Dec. 17) partnered with food delivery service BringMeThat.com to stake its claim on the gig economy. BringMeThat.com brings together independent restaurants in thousands of U.S. cities to allow customers to place food orders online or in the...
