Uber workers in select cities worldwide strike to protest compensation today; a Swiss labor court finds Uber misclassified a driver as an independent contractor.
The Texas Workforce Commission has approved a rule allowing the classification of “marketplace platform contractors” — those hired through digital apps such as Uber — as independent contractors.
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Four gig economy tech firms competed in a Dragon’s Den-style competition at SIA’s second annual Collaboration in the Gig Economy conference last week in London.
The Seattle City Council passed a resolution targeting the misclassification of workers as independent contractors when they should be designated as employees.
Instacart will stop using customers’ tips to offset its minimum pay obligation, but Door Dash and Amazon Flex are sticking with similar policies, Forbes reports.
The US contingent workforce appears to have grown less than first estimated, according to a report this month that follows up on a 2016 study by Harvard University professor Lawrence Katz and Princeton University professor Alan Kruger.
In Staffing Industry Review, Senior Editor Craig Johnson profiles end-to-end recruitment AI AllyO — self-described as B2B2C — which won SIA’s “Shark Tank”-style competition at last month’s Collaboration in the Gig Economy conference.
VMS pricing modelsWhile contingent workforce programs’ appetite is increasing for alternative VMS pricing models, fee as a percentage of spend remains dominant.