As of 2017, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 55 million people in the U.S. worked within the gig economy, accounting for 34% of all American workers. That number was expected to jump to 43% in 2020. But, with the Coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, the entire face of the gig economy has changed….
A new study finds that more than half of Uber drivers do not have adequate rideshare insurance, leaving them vulnerable to an economic catastrophe should they have an accident. The study was conducted by Gigworker.com on behalf of Slice which is an on-demand insurance company that focuses on covering workers in the gig economy. The…
What is AB-5? In short, AB-5 is “Assembly Bill 5” which was passed in the California state senate for the purpose of curbing the use of independent contractors and inducing companies to provide them with the protections and benefits that employees enjoy. The goal of the legislation is to secure labor protections like minimum wage,…
Marketing research companies have been trying to entice people to sign up for surveys for years. And if you’re looking to earn a little bit of extra cash — just a little bit — online survey panels are an easy and effortless way to pick up a few bucks without leaving the comfort of your…
Are you interested in padding your bank account with a side hustle? You may have heard you can earn extra cash through Amazon’s Mechanical Turk program. Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) program operates on the belief that in a world of artificial intelligence, there is still a need for human beings because there are tasks that machine learning cannot complete. But…
The number of Americans who work remotely continues to rise. In a 2016 Gallup survey of 15,000 workers in the U.S., 43% of the respondents said they spent a portion of their hours doing remote work. In 2017, 8 million Americans worked from home. And it’s not only in the United States. Around the globe, more…
Remote working, or telecommuting, has been around since the invention of telephones. The rise of high speed internet, however, has taken telecommuting from a niche practice to one that we’re seeing in more and more offices — even with full-time teams. The benefits of remote work are obvious for employees: no commute, work from the…
The gig economy is booming, but where is the best place to find gigs? In this guide, we’ll break down the cities that offer our favorite gig economy jobs, and what the means for gig workers.
In a world where gig economy companies are constantly buying one another, yet another acquisition has caved. Yelp’s Eat24 has been gobbled up by Grubhub. Here’s everything you need to know.
When it comes to online food ordering, two of the biggest names in the game are Grubhub and Seamless. What many people don’t know, however, is that the two companies merged in 2013. They now operate independently but also as one. They’re two standalone apps that provide the same service: Getting delivery orders from local restaurants to hungry…
