Pallo.com, which bills itself as an all-in-one Software-as-a-Service platform for freelancers, launched Monday (Jan. 24) on the website Product Hunt. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Freelance platform Upwork on Monday (Jan. 10) partnered with portable benefits program Catch to provide access to healthcare benefits and personal payroll to independent workers who have Upwork accounts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
The National Labor Relations Board, a U.S. federal independent agency which oversees union activity and workers’ rights, on Monday (Dec. 27) launched an invitation to the public to submit briefs addressing whether the agency should reconsider its standard for determining the independent contractor status of...
Remote work has become a permanent fixture in most organizations today. With it, many companies are looking to take advantage and expand their horizons. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Chinese officials could move to amend laws that would grant ride-hailing and food delivery drivers the ability to form unions, Chinese state media Xinhua reported on Friday (Dec. 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Digital asset marketplace Bakkt Holdings, Inc. on Friday (Dec. 17) partnered with food delivery service BringMeThat.com to stake its claim on the gig economy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Gig workers delivering passengers, groceries and restaurant meals are at the mercy of computer algorithms that could upend their workplace standing with little recourse. Now they’re asking for explanations about how the algorithms work and transparency into how decisions are made, according to a press...
Gig workers in Europe — including Just Eat Takeaway.com, Uber Eats, Delivery Hero, Deliveroo and others — could be reclassified as employees under a new European Union (EU) initiative, the European Commission (EC) said in a news release on Thursday (Dec. 9). Get the Full...
A convergence of forces — from the pandemic to the rise of more formalized gig and creator economies — is providing opportunities to modernize work-related healthcare and other benefits for nontraditional workers in ways that were little more than talking points until now. Get the...
