Uber launches Uber Works app to find temp jobs for gig workers
‘We believe that finding work shouldn’t have to be a job in itself.’
On Oct 3, 2019 by Mikael Thalen
DoorDash data breach affects nearly 5 million customers
Customers, merchants, and drivers’ personal info compromised.
On Sep 27, 2019 by Nahila Bonfiglio
Instacart deliverer loses 300 pounds, but gig economy worker conditions remain brutal
There’s a dark side to one man’s feel-good story.
On Aug 30, 2019 by Brooke Sjoberg
Pete Buttigieg unveils gig economy plan
The plan calls for allowing workers in the gig economy to unionize.
On Jul 26, 2019 by Andrew Wyrich
DoorDash’s quest for convenience comes at a cost
For food delivery apps, reports of withholding tips and domain squatting are just the tip of a very nefarious iceberg.
On Jul 24, 2019 by Molly McHugh
Uber drivers are making half what they did 5 years ago, study shows
Airbnb sellers, however, saw their incomes rise significantly.
On Sep 27, 2018 by Christina Bonnington
This gig site is providing $500 a year in benefits for its contractors—but is that going far enough?
Care.com is doing more for its contractors than most companies in the gig economy.
On Sep 14, 2016 by Jaya Saxena
Elizabeth Warren wants Uber and Lyft to stop exploiting their drivers
‘Disruption creates the push to rethink the basic bargain for workers who produce much of the value in this economy.’
On May 21, 2016 by Aaron Sankin
Have ‘gig sites’ set the pay ceiling too low for freelancers?
You can get a logo for $5. It’s probably not worth it.
On Mar 31, 2016 by Jaya Saxena
The false hope of the Uber economy
Is this the prequel to our robotic, jobless future?
On Mar 22, 2016 by Gillian Branstetter
How the digital economy is holding women back
While women perform the bulk of unpaid and low-paid digital labor, men are reaping the profits.
On May 19, 2014 by [email protected]
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