Gig Economy Index

As The Gig Economy Grows Up, Clashes Emerge Over Its Nature
As The Gig Economy Grows Up, Clashes Emerge Over Its Nature
September 28, 2018  |  Gig Economy

It’s probably getting to the point that everyone who doesn’t have gig work — offering rideshares via personal vehicles, for instance, or doing other freelance...

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Why Gig Workers Need Their Own Bank
Why Gig Workers Need Their Own Bank
September 06, 2018  |  Gig Economy

Freelancing isn't all about being footloose and fancy-free. Navigating paperwork, banking and invoices has its challenges — especially in France. Fresh off a funding round, startup Shine...

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Tracker Roundup: What To Think About Now And In The Future
Tracker Roundup: What To Think About Now And In The Future
September 03, 2018  |  News

Original research. Thousands of individuals and companies surveyed. Insight into all manner of subjects — from mobile shopping to digital banking to self-service kiosks and...

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Why Digital Marketplaces Still Struggle To Make Digital Payments To Gig Workers
Why Digital Marketplaces Still Struggle To Make Digital Payments To Gig Workers
August 28, 2018  |  Gig Economy

Gig workers are increasingly embracing ad hoc project work by choice — not because due to need. Hyperwallet's Michael Ting goes behind the numbers in...

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Deep Dive: Gig Workers And Digital Marketplaces
Deep Dive: Gig Workers And Digital Marketplaces
August 27, 2018  |  Gig Economy

How do gig workers use digital marketplaces to find work? Do they use them to find leads? And how do they facilitate payments. The new...

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Streamlining Hiring With Gig Workers In Mind
Streamlining Hiring With Gig Workers In Mind
August 24, 2018  |  Gig Economy

A tight labor market, difficult job application processes and greater shifts in professional values are all contributing to greater appeal of the gig economy. Summer...

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More Workers See Career Path In Gig Economy
More Workers See Career Path In Gig Economy
August 22, 2018  |  Gig Economy

Not long ago, direct sales companies — like beauty supplier Avon and health & beauty firm Amway — offered independent agents the opportunity to earn money selling...

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NEW DATA: 58 Percent Of Gig Workers Don’t Hold Full-Time Jobs — And Don’t Want To
NEW DATA: 58 Percent Of Gig Workers Don’t Hold Full-Time Jobs — And Don’t Want...
August 22, 2018  |  Gig Economy

The gig economy was once seen as a temporary holdover — an opportunity to earn supplemental income by taking on ad hoc work designing websites,...

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Looking Past The Assumptions Of Gig Work
Looking Past The Assumptions Of Gig Work
June 29, 2018  |  Gig Economy

It’s the standard complaint of people when they get old. Those youngsters are just so darn lazy, unwilling to make their way in the world...

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