A “No shit, Travis” moment. Yes, you do need to grow up and grow a thick skin, especially when taking feedback from one of your customers, who pays your company about a quarter of his income for providing market-enabling logistics. There are plenty geo-enabled logistics platforms out there these days for that driver to choose […]
Month: February 2017
According to Tim Fung, founder and CEO of Airtasker, building accountability from scratch is not always efficient. A partnership announced Tuesday between his company and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) will aim to import some old-school trust into the gig economy. For joint customers, a “CommBank Identified” badge can be added to their Airtasker […]
Deliveroo, the British rival of Uber Technology Inc.’s food delivery service, will allow its couriers to make legal claims over their employment status, following a probe by a U.K. parliamentary select committee. The London-based company plans to make changes to its employment contracts that now prohibit couriers from challenging their self-employed status through an employment […]
Workers in their 20s and 30s are changing jobs at a record pace, yet they often view retirement stability as a back-burner issue.A law passed in Maryland last summer could give those without conventional pensions or 401(k) plans a way to save for retirement without the nuisance of setting up individual savings accounts. But despite […]
Microsoft, Intel, Accenture and more than two dozen banks and other companies have formed an alliance to use the Ethereum blockchain code. Source: Microsoft, Intel, banks form Enterprise Ethereum blockchain alliance | ZDNet
Moonlighting, which was profiled in a Forbes report, is trying to transform how freelancers get their gigs, similar to what Uber did for rides. Created in 2014 by Jeff Tennery and Roy Slater, the startup sees itself as a mobile, on-demand app that enables people to make extra money and get tasks done by creating […]
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Acas releases gig economy guidance
Acas has released guidance to help employers better understand the status of gig workers. Stewart Gee, head of guidance at Acas, said that a heightened focus on the gig economy meant there was a need to issue new guidance on employment status and rights. “We know that people find this a confusing area of the […]
Fancy Hands, the largest personal assistant service in the US, announced today the launch of its new enterprise division, On Demand Ops (ODO), with solutions for inside sales, supply management, database services, and recruiting. Source: Fancy Hands Launches On Demand Ops for Enterprises That Need Machine Automation and Skilled US Workers | Business Wire
Almost exactly one year ago, HomeHero lost its core identity when we were effectively forced to terminate our working relationships with 95% of our 1099 caregivers and required to adopt an inferior employment business model. In the process, HomeHero also lost a majority of its competitive differentiators in price, speed and scalability that allowed us […]
A week after Uber’s fleet of 16 luxury Volvo XC90 SUVs started picking up passengers, the program was brought to a grinding halt. The California Department of Motor Vehicles revoked Uber’s vehicle registrations after Uber refused to obtain a $150 permit authorizing it to test driverless cars in the state. And rather than correct what […]