The gig economy might seem relatively new, but it is actually centuries old. And in many parts of the world it is grueling. An “informal” worker in Mumbai, for example, might get up before 5:00 a.m.

Digital taxi apps, online delivery services and e-commerce platforms will be required to withhold and remit the 16 percent ...

In a small corner of Lagos, Peter, a 29-year-old ride-hailing driver, checks his app for new fares. The ping comes through.

In this Sunday edition of Business Insider Today, we're talking about how AI is shaking up gig work and what it means for ...

Looking ahead, supporting the gig economy is not simply a matter of finding short-term help; it's about fundamentally ...

The initiatives in Asia's Singapore and Malaysia to protect gig workers could act as a model for emerging economies to ...

In the era of the gig economy - where people meet online to engage in person (food delivery, social media, service apps, marketplaces) – what role do identity verification and authentication ...

CHICAGO, Oct. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nearly one in four (24%) Americans have been victimized by fraud or identity theft while using gig economy platforms, like delivery and ride-sharing apps.

Most workers got holiday pay for clocking in on Labor Day, but for a rapidly growing sector of the labor force it was just another day on the job. Uber drivers, TaskRabbit handymen, Rover dog-walkers, ...

'It is so immoral, it's unreal.' Retail assistants at a Manchester, England, area store are alleging that YoungOnes, a gig economy platform, changed its charging structure from not having a fee for ...

Gig economy platforms are grappling with sophisticated fraud tactics, with multi-account creation and application tampering ...