AvatarAxiosAvatarAvatarDeep Dive — The new gig: America's hidden economyAxios - Dan Primack, Kia KokalitchevaMore Americans are working than ever before, but a growing number of them aren't 9-to-5 employees, nor skilled freelancers who negotiate their …
AvatarAxiosAvatarAvatarFight for $15Axios - Dan PrimackMost on-demand companies currently lose money, using investor cash to subsidize their services. The big picture: That red ink tide could become a …
AvatarAxiosAvatarAvatarBy the numbers: Uber vs. McDonald'sAxios - Dan PrimackIf on-demand is the new fast-food, then Uber is the new McDonald's. By the numbers: Here's how they match up: Uber: 3.92 million• McDonald's: …
AvatarAxiosAvatarAvatarChart: On-demand economy workersAxios - Dan Primack, Lazaro GamioThese are among the largest on-demand companies focused on unskilled labor, in which payment goes through the platform. A more liberally defined …
AvatarAxiosAvatarAvatarRethinking work and safety netsAxios - Kia KokalitchevaU.S. employers currently have just 2 options for classifying their workers: employees and independent contractors. But but but: Neither really suits …
AvatarAxiosAvatarAvatarWho is in the on-demand economyAxios - Felix Salmon, Kia KokalitchevaThere are 3 broad groups of on-demand economy workers, according to Alexandrea Ravenelle, who interviewed some 80 workers for her book, Hustle and …
AvatarAxiosAvatarAvatarPoll: Public perception of on-demand workersAxiosOn-demand work is just as respected as its traditional counterpart, even if many on-demand workers feel shame, according to a SurveyMonkey poll …
AvatarAxiosAvatarAvatarThe gig economy is distorting U.S. economic dataAxios - Dion RabouinOnline shopping and the gig economy haven't just disrupted traditional brick-and-mortar business, they're disrupting the way U.S. job growth, wage …
AvatarAxiosAvatarAvatar1 fun thing: Demanding tasksAxios - Dan PrimackTaskRabbit is an on-demand platform that lets users request almost any sort of service, including putting together furniture made by IKEA (which …