Food delivery workers to receive better pay under new minimum standards
Gig worker Alexi Edwards spends roughly 40 hours on the road delivering orders every week. At times, she…
India’s Next Big Entrepreneurial Opportunity Lies in Mutual Fund Distribution, Not the Gig Economy
India’s mutual fund industry has witnessed unprecedented growth over the past decade, with assets under management rising from…
Delivery drivers losing tens of thousands to phishing scam across Australia
Andrew Rhodes is a tech-savvy 26-year-old who knows giving out personal information to unsolicited callers is a recipe…
Zoom is handing $150K to solopreneurs as AI pushes 33 million workers to become their own boss
As AI threatens to wipe out jobs, the American dream—stable employment, a clear ladder to climb, and a…
In Mamdani’s War on Delivery Apps, New Yorkers Are the Collateral Damage
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is barely a month into the job, and he’s already aggressively seeking to…
I Tried RentAHuman, Where AI Agents Hired Me to Hype Their AI Startups
I’m not above doing some gig work to make ends meet. In my life, I’ve worked snack food…
Historic pay deal with Uber Eats and DoorDash could set minimum pay for gig economy delivery workers
A historic deal could transform Australia’s gig economy, with the country’s two largest on-demand delivery platforms agreeing to…
Menulog is closing down in Australia later this month. Here’s what we know
Australia will farewell its second-largest food delivery platform, Menulog, in two weeks’ time. The company’s abrupt closure has…
Non-standard employment, paid sick leave, and income loss during COVID-19 self-isolation: cross-sectional findings from South Korea | International Journal for Equity in Health
Main findings Our investigation showed that South Korea’s self-isolation policy, which required people infected with COVID-19 to stay…
Uber drivers creating artificial surge prices
Uber passengers could be paying up to three times the cost of their trip because of drivers manipulating…