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Labor Department Clarifies Independent Contractor Standard
Wednesday 6th January - 4:57 pmThe Department of Labor has defined the question of whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee by saying it depends on the nature of the work and ...
Albertsons Laying Off Unionized Delivery Drivers In Pivot To DoorDash
Wednesday 6th January - 6:29 amAlbertsons supermarket chain is reportedly laying off some of its unionized delivery drivers and instead teaming with DoorDash for deliveries, according to a report in SFGate on Wednesday (Jan. 6). Albertsons ...
Uber Looks To Cut European Deal To Avoid Reclassification Of Gig Workers
Wednesday 30th December - 12:57 pmPressure over employment rights in Europe has prompted food delivery and rideshare firms like Uber and Deliveroo to open negotiations with unions and labor groups, The Wall Street Journal reported ...
Today In Payments: Trump Signs Stimulus Bill; Square Said To Mull Buy of Jay-Z’s TIDAL Music-Streaming Service
Monday 28th December - 3:00 pmIn today’s top news, President Trump signed the pandemic relief bill Congress passed last week, and Square CEO Jack Dorsey is reportedly interested in buying Jay-Z’s TIDAL music app. Plus, ...
Grubhub Changes Tipping In California, Angering Drivers
Sunday 27th December - 10:23 pmGrubhub drivers are fuming over a new company policy that has led to dramatically reduced tipping, the Financial Times reported, citing exchanges with drivers and posts by other drivers on ...
Digital Payments Options Are Redefining The Freelance Lifestyle
Thursday 24th December - 10:30 amFreelancing, contracting, ad hoc work — it’s all a grand adventure. Like trying to get paid, for example. Will they pay? When will they pay? How? It’s a nail-biter, but ...
Deep Dive: Why Freelancers Want Payment Flexibility And How Businesses Can Keep Up
Wednesday 23rd December - 9:00 amThe freelance economy is witnessing rapid growth in participation worldwide. One recent report found that 57 million freelancers are expected to operate in the U.S. in 2021, while additional research ...
Freelancer.com On How Enterprises Can Tap Swift Payments To Build Trust With Global Freelancers
Tuesday 22nd December - 7:45 amFrom supporting NASA missions to building marketing campaigns, employers worldwide are tapping freelancers to bolster their businesses. But this new zest for ad hoc work means firms are facing steep ...
Freelancer.com On Why It Pays To Think Local
Monday 21st December - 4:00 amFirms quickly adopted solutions to operate remotely in the wake of the pandemic, and the global health crisis also appears to have changed the ways many of these companies find ...
Gig Apps Keeping Working Through Pandemic
Friday 18th December - 5:28 pmAmerica’s job market was firing on all cylinders, until suddenly it wasn’t. Now it’s 10 months gone to COVID — along with a few million jobs — and folks are ...
Digital-First Economy Spawns On-Demand Partnerships
Thursday 17th December - 5:07 pmThe digital-first economy has spawned many new business models, and one that has taken flight during this end-of-the-year period is on-demand retail partnerships. They come in two flavors. In the ...
National Restaurant Association Framework Aims To Close Gap Between Restaurants And Aggregators
Wednesday 16th December - 5:58 pmAmid the commission caps, and amid the pandemic’s tailwind that has spurred a great digital shift toward food delivery through online channels – might eateries and aggregators be partnering to ...
DoorDash And Uber Fee Hikes Will Test Business Model – And Restaurants’ Patience
Tuesday 15th December - 5:53 pmSix weeks after securing passage of the Proposition 22 ballot measure that overturned a California law requiring part-time workers to be reclassified as employees, two of its biggest backers have rolled out ...
Consumers Will Pay Increased Fees To Offset California Gig Worker Benefits
Monday 14th December - 8:07 pmGig workers for Uber and others in California will start getting benefits, but consumers will pay the price in additional fees, the Financial Times (FT) reported Monday (Dec. 14). Proposition 22, ...
DoorDash Partners With Payfare To Launch Banking Solution For Drivers
Monday 14th December - 1:43 pmDoorDash and Payfare are collaborating to launch the DasherDirect banking solution for delivery drivers (Dashers), which aims to give them greater flexibility over earnings. “This is a major step forward in ...