gig economy

Instacart Gig Workers Plan Protest Over Wages, Fees
Instacart Gig Workers Plan Protest Over Wages, Fees
October 11, 2019  |  Gig Economy

From Nov. 3 to Nov. 5, Instacart shoppers are planning to protest the delivery company, according to reports. The protesters have three demands: The want...

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How Payroll Keeps Up With A Modernizing Workforce
How Payroll Keeps Up With A Modernizing Workforce
October 10, 2019  |  B2B Payments

With virtual assistant technology pressing deeper in corporate finance, bots and  artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools deploying natural language processing are popping up from logistics management...

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How The MENA Gig Economy Provides Global Lessons
How The MENA Gig Economy Provides Global Lessons
October 09, 2019  |  Gig Economy

The gig economy — and digital marketplaces designed to service gig workers and employers — is where so much of the action is these days....

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Rakuten On Growing Demand For Instant Rebates
Rakuten On Growing Demand For Instant Rebates
October 02, 2019  |  Disbursements

Consumers are no longer willing to wait for even the simplest of disbursements. Whether they’re waiting to receive government payments, wages or rebate checks from...

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WeWork Officially Shelves IPO
WeWork Officially Shelves IPO
September 30, 2019  |  IPO

WeWork’s initial public offering (IPO) is suspended and the company is pulling out of its S-1 filing, CNBC reported on Monday (Sept. 30). The office-sharing...

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WeWork Aims To Sell Acquired Businesses And Private Plane
WeWork Aims To Sell Acquired Businesses And Private Plane
September 27, 2019  |  Personnel

As WeWork looks to reduce its costs and refocus, the co-working company’s two new co-CEOs reportedly committed in a message to workers to “strengthen our core business”...

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Taking A Peer-To-Peer Approach To College Laundry
Taking A Peer-To-Peer Approach To College Laundry
September 26, 2019  |  Retail

College students may find it challenging to do laundry between attending classes, studying for exams and working at their jobs. Washing, folding, and drying clothes...

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CA Gig Workers Split On Impact Of New Classification Law
CA Gig Workers Split On Impact Of New Classification Law
September 23, 2019  |  Gig Economy

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a controversial bill that could reclassify ridesharing and other gig economy workers as employees instead of independent contractors,...

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Boston Fed Pres. Thinks Co-Working Spaces Could Hurt Economy
Boston Fed Pres. Thinks Co-Working Spaces Could Hurt Economy
September 22, 2019  |  Economy

The Boston Federal Reserve president think that co-working spaces could ultimately hurt the economy, and even worsen the next U.S. recession. “I am concerned that...

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