Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is suing popular delivery company DoorDash, saying the company didn’t adequately distribute tips nor did it retroactively pay back those tips when its practices were changed, according to a report by TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Legislation in California that aims to expand worker protections for so-called gig economy workers has led to a debate in the state’s freight services market and a lawsuit hoping to block the law. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Two organizations, the Tech Workers Coalition and Gig Workers Rising, protested on Tuesday morning (Nov. 12) outside Instacart headquarters in San Francisco over compensation for its shoppers, according to a report by TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
FinTech is on the march, and one area where progress is highly visible is in the growing gig economy ecosystem. There, online platforms match workers with employers as payments become quicker and more digital and quicker — after all, gig labor becomes a better experience...
Gig workers are disrupting Instacart’s delivery business Nov.3-5 to demand an increase in default tips and overall pay, Fast Company reported on Sunday (Nov. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Uber, Lyft and DoorDash are backing a ballot initiative to exempt themselves from California’s landmark law that re-classifies gig economy workers as employees, the companies announced in a press release on Tuesday (Oct. 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
European Union antitrust chief and Silicon Valley critic Margrethe Vestager said gig economy workers should join forces for better pay, the Financial Times reported on Thursday (Oct. 24). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
The rise of digital payments and the gig economy cannot guarantee that consumers will tip. But new technology is sure making tipping easier — both for consumer and workers — even if human nature is, well, human nature. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
One of the basics of platform design and ignition is getting “anchor tenants” on board who — given their size, scale and profile — tend to attract other stakeholders to the platform. What’s not as common is for an anchor tenant to acquire a platform...
