How Gig Worker Pay Advances Could Ease Financial Anxiety

By  |  July 18, 2019
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How Gig Worker Advances Could Ease Financial Anxiety

Gig workers are beginning to get their wages before – not after – a job is complete through advances. In international news, China’s push toward a digital economy comes as the government has digitalized its national ID card. And, in retail, Heath Ceramics gets a second life with the help of new owners. All this, Today in Data.

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    Data:

    246: Number of people who are employed by Heath Ceramics

    $236 billion: Total value of pay advances issued to gig workers in 2018

    77.4 percent: Share of architecture and engineering industry gig workers who receive pay advances

    51.8 percent: Portion of gig workers who would consider switching to platforms that offer pay advances

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    16: Minimum age of Chinese citizens who have to wield a national ID card


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