The gig economy, as per the UK government, involves the exchange of labor involves the short-term, task-based payment of labor between people or businesses using digital services that actively ...

The Survey says that policy intervention can reduce the gap between regular jobs and gig work by stopping companies from ...

Platform- or app-based gig work has seen its share of ups and downs in recent years, and this week brought a new twist. The U.S. Department of Labor proposed a rule that would push companies to ...

The gig economy has changed the way people work. More individuals than ever are taking on side jobs in addition to their full-time employment. This shift allows people to improve their financial ...

India needs to look at Spain’s ‘rider law’, which reclassified food delivery workers as employees, and the European Union’s Platform Workers’ Directive (2024), aimed at correcting misclassification ...

The country has concluded FTAs with various countries, including the UK, Oman, New Zealand, the European Union (EU), ...

It's essential that contractors understand the realities of gig work and take proactive steps to protect themselves for the long-term. Young businesswoman smiling and texting on a smart phone while ...

It's past time in 2024 to strengthen the income, benefits, and safety net for workers in America's gig economy. More than 57 million workers participate in some way in the gig economy today—the ...

The current discussion of the gig economy focuses on its negative impact, highlighting the drawbacks of independent contractor agreements and the greater uncertainty in online work. However, the gig ...

Despite bans on doing so from apps like Uber and DoorDash, some gig workers are renting or selling accounts to others, a new ...