Category: Freelancing
Freelance, Remote Work Part of New Office Reality
From the Memphis Daily News, Lance Wiedower reports on the increase in jobs where workers can work…
In the New Economy, Workers Take on All the Risk
From Alternet, Robert Reich discusses the problems that stem from workers working irregular hours, even while independent contractors…
The Case Against Full-Time Employees
From LinkedIn, Dave Ashton makes the case against full-time employees, in part, by observing that the gig…
Rise of the Planet of the Freelancer
ATC Hub reports a fascinating conversation with Simon Townsend who discusses the growth of the sharing and…
The gig economy is only good for some workers—but it doesn’t need to be that way
From Quartz, Allison Schrager discusses the challenges of the gig economy and offers solutions to some of…
Infographic: How Millennials Are Redefining The Future Of Work – DesignTAXI.com
From Design Taxi, Melissa Goh shares a great infographic on how millennials are redefining the future of…
Are Freelancers To Blame For Our Slow Economic Recovery?
From Fast Company, Sara Horowitz discusses the increase in the number of freelancers, the decrease in their…
Yet Another On-Demand Service, Sprig, Switches Its Independent Contractors To Employees
From Forbes, Ellen Huet reports that Sprig, a company that delivers meals through an app, is changing its…
Full-time workers vs. the ‘gig economy’: Why have employees at all?
From Fortune, Jeffrey Pfeffer makes the case against the ‘gig economy’. Jeffrey discusses the value of having employees…
Proof of a ‘Gig Economy’ Revolution Is Hard to Find
From The Wall Street Journal, Josh Zumbrun and Anna Louise Sussman discuss data that suggests that the gig…
7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Going Freelance
From the HBR.org, Amy Gallo offers seven question to consider before being a freelancer. One of most interesting…
Freelancing Can Pay Off
From Business News Daily, Chad Brooks reports that the percentage of freelancer workers has increased by 45%…
