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by Rory O’Farrell, Economics, OECD Economics DepartmentToday’s post is also being published by the OECD Insights Blog There is little new about the ‘gig economy’. The word ‘gig’ originates from 1920s jazz musicians who played a small…

For Immediate Release Contact InformationCynthia SantanaPhone: 206-256-5219Email:cynthia.santana@seattle.gov Seattle, WA (March 26, 2024) – The Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS) investigated Instacart for alleged…

(also known as non-celiac gluten sensitivity, or non-celiac wheat sensitivity)  Download the Printable Version of this Educational Bulletin Published October 15, 2019 Some individuals who experience…

Bengaluru, India — After years of working at a salon in Bengaluru, Shakeela Banu made a major life change in 2018 and joined Urban Company (UC), an app-based home services platform that has more than 52,000 workers across Indian cities,…

IJERPH, Vol. 21, Pages 86: Time-Based Stress and Procedural Justice: Can Transparency Mitigate the Effects of Algorithmic Compensation in Gig Work? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi:…

Not so fast on that Christmas present for precarious gig workers in the EU: A political deal announced mid month, which aims to bolster platform workers rights across the European Union by establishing a legal presumption of…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Electrifying music concerts and other mass events are increasingly under threat from severe weather…

A Conversation With Bridget Berg Instances of mortgage fraud have remained relatively stable in recent years. In the second quarter of 2023, CoreLogic estimates that 1 in 134 applications contained fraud, up from 1 in 131…