I'm a gig worker who argued for Seattle's new minimum pay laws. Now, I'm fighting for my Instacart job.
Gig Work August 18, 2024
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michelle Balzer, an Instacart driver in Seattle.[…]
Is gig work compatible with employment status? Study finds reclassification benefits both workers and platforms.
Gig Work August 18, 2024
As California legal challenges to the treatment and classification of so-called gig work continues apace, a Massachusetts[…]
Is gig work compatible with employment status? Study finds reclassification benefits both workers and platforms
Gig Work August 18, 2024
Credit: CC0 Public Domain As California legal challenges to the treatment and classification of so-called gig[…]
How Micro-Choices and Games Motivate Gig Workers
Gig Work August 18, 2024
As gig work grows ever more prevalent, critics have voiced major issues with these jobs, from[…]
10 High-Paying Gig Economy Jobs To Land In 2024
Gig Work August 18, 2024
Common types of content creators include social media influencers, bloggers, vloggers and … [+] podcasters. There[…]
Gig Work Isn’t Living Up to Its Hype
Gig Work August 18, 2024
How big is the gig economy, and how fast is it growing? The answers, according to[…]
AI, gig work, and the great equaliser: Opportunities for underserved communities
Gig Work August 18, 2024
By Deepak Malkani, Co-Founder, IndusGuru Artificial intelligence and the gig economy are coming together to create[…]
Opinion: The gig economy sucked in millennials like me. Will we ever get out?
Gig Work August 18, 2024
I’m 32, and I haven’t worked a “real” (full-time) job since I was 23 and finished[…]
A gig worker explains how big deliveries from Home Depot and Tractor Supply make him more money
Gig Work August 18, 2024
Like millions of Americans, Jeff Miller makes deliveries from major retailers as an independent contractor. But[…]
California's attack on gig work predictably drove workers out of jobs
Gig Work August 18, 2024
California’s attempt at forcing gig workers to become traditional employees backfired by driving many of those[…]