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by Alex Rosenblat Over 48 million Americans have applied for Unemployment Insurance (UI) in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. And though ridehail

By Chase Purdy As Covid-19 moves beyond the borders of China and across the world, the disease caused by a novel

Whether you’re hiring or getting hired, plenty of evidence points to a future workforce that looks much different than it

Gig workers hold a unique position in the economic crisis triggered by COVID-19. Some parts of the gig economy –

Author Katie Clarey Dive Brief: The freelance economy enjoyed a stronger start to the year, as compared to Q1 2019,

Posted in RGA There are benefit packages in the market currently available to gig workers – we just need to

According to research conducted by Freelancing in America, an estimated 57.3 million Americans—36 percent of the American workforce—work as freelancers or

Posted in Harvard Business Review by Diane Mulcahy The winners and losers in the U.S. economy have traditionally been easy to identify. If

by Regina Mullen According to McKinsey, independent workers make up about 20-30 percent of the working age population in the

by Chiradeep BasuMallick The gig economy is no longer only about Uber, Airbnb, and a handful of also-rans. Today, the

Workers in the gig economy generally do not have employee benefits, but some of these freelancers can acquire certain benefits

The gig economy: most of us have heard of it, many of us work in it, but few truly understand

By Ian Morley The rapidly expanding gig economy is not merelya response to changing economic conditions. By whatever name you

Are you the same person on Social Media as you are in real life? Fake it to Make it Everyone

Science and technology continue to innovate and change the world we live in, with new products, software, technology, and advancements

By Elaine Yerby and Rebecca Page- Tickell The global pandemic exposes the inherent precarity at the heart of the gig

More professionals are joining the gig economy to look for additional income or a change of pace in work. The

For a business to prosper it must have competent employees to work on various tasks to achieve one goal to

by Gianpiero Petriglieri , Susan J. Ashford and Amy Wrzesniewski “Have you ever been on a trapeze?” That’s how Martha, an independent consultant, responded when