gig economy

gig economy

A labor market in which temporary or freelance work is common. A "gig" is a one-time job. After getting laid off from my full-time office job, I started doing freelance work, like many other people in the gig economy.
See also: economy, gig
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References in periodicals archive
These technology companies are rapidly taking over the markets in which they operate and are pushing the gig economy into new sectors.
The Growth of the Gig Economy
This test strikes at the heart of the gig economy, a system built on providing workers on demand for all sorts of tasks, whether it be picking you up, (https://www.taskrabbit.com/m/handyman/assemble-furniture) assembling furniture  or (https://postmates.com/) delivering a new toaster or a burrito .
End Of The Gig Economy? Don't Read Too Much Into A California Court Ruling
The gig economy is clocking in to retailers and restaurants.
Now hiring for one day: The gig economy hits retail
Part III examines current cases dealing with workers in the gig economy. Finally, in Part IV, I propose that tests already utilized by courts are capable of determining which gig-economy workers do, in fact, require protections under the NLRA.
Extending Employee Protections to Gig-Economy Workers Through the Entrepreneurial Opportunity Test of FedEx Home Delivery
Maybe, the worsening traffic in Metro Manila will be enough reason to encourage more and more people to quit their 8 to 5 jobs and have better quality of life.According to a Time magazine survey in 2016, 71 percent of Americans in the gig economy were happy.
The rise of the gig economy
"Independent Employees: A New Category of Workers for the Gig Economy," North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology 19(3): 443-496.
EMPLOYEE-EMPLOYER RELATIONSHIPS IN THE GIG ECONOMY: HARMONIZING AND CONSOLIDATING LABOR REGULATIONS AND SAFETY NETS
* The differences between the gig economy and the sharing and on-demand economies.
Thriving in the Gig Economy
When workers in the gig economy become entrepreneurs overnight, doing their taxes suddenly becomes "a daunting task," says Romina Boccia, deputy director of the conservative Thomas A.
TAXES, BUT FOR UBER
To inform our initiative, we would like to hear about the experiences of American music scholars who work in the gig economy whether or not they are members of the FECP or SAM.
Forum for Early Career Professionals: The Gig Economy
A REVIEW of the so-called gig economy has called for better jobs to be created - but is it that simple?
Repeal Bill offers chance for overhaul
But this "gig economy" has received its fair share of criticism, with detractors citing lower pay, insufficient benefits, and reduced protections.
Flexible jobs give workers choices
Age UK said the changing labour market, with more selfemployment and jobs in the so-called gig economy, was starting to affect older workers as well as young adults.
More elderly in work, but for less hours
Productivity is measured as gross value added per hour worked, and the changing nature of work and the rise of the 'gig economy' forms another part of the productivity puzzle.
Increase in Scottish worker productivity comes at a price
Summary: Are companies, and the country's workforce, ready for the gig economy?
On-Demand Workforce
From Expedias acquisition of Homeaway, SAP's buyout of Fieldglass, and the proliferation of Venmo, legacy industries are transitioning to digital platforms, offering personalized communications and incorporating sharing and gig economy aspects in their business models, too.
Uber & insurance: how the gig economy can infuse life into a legacy industry