by admin | May 10, 2016 | Educational forums, Financial Security, GIG worker, Uber
The current state of affairs in the employment environment challenges the relationship between businesses and gig workers. Current laws and lawsuits have pushed independent, contract workers under the heading of employees. This default is most likely out of...
by admin | May 5, 2016 | GIG worker, Giggers
As more talk occurs around the distinctions between formal employees and independent worker, or giggers, it is clear that having it play out in the court system may not be provide a healthy outcome. While current laws tilt heavily towards classifying independent...
by admin | Apr 26, 2016 | GIG worker, Uber, Uncategorized
The $100 million question brought by the recent Uber driver lawsuit in California and Massachusetts is whether drivers using the Uber app should be classified as independent contractors or employees. According the Uber website and CEO Travis Kalanick, the two sides...
by admin | Apr 22, 2016 | GIG worker, Travel Policies
A recent article published by the Society for Human Resource Management provides examples of how some companies concerned about potential dangers in the “shared economy” are putting out policies on using services like Uber or Lyft for rides or even Airbnb...
by admin | Apr 20, 2016 | GIG worker, self worth, Uncategorized
There’s a quote from Spencer Harrison, associate professor in the Carroll School of Management at Boston College, in this recent article from The Boston Globe that talks about the personal psyches of gig workers and some of the hardships they may face. He says...
by admin | Apr 18, 2016 | Financial Security, GIG worker, Uncategorized
It is all well and good that efforts of the type described in this Bloomberg article about a recent MetLife survey will be developed and refined for the typical “employee” – but who’s going to help the “gig” worker to achieve the...
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