Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I help you prepare & make sense of the world of emerging technologies The gig economy, once primarily associated with ...

Gig economy workers may be missing from official employment statistics that show the UK employment rate currently sits at 5.1 ...

As we transition to a workforce reliant on platforms and hustle, traditional notions of work-life balance and income stability are being redefined. The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, ...

The gig economy has become a significant part of the U.S. labor market, driven by platforms like Uber, DoorDash, and various freelancing opportunities. This economic model allows individuals to engage ...

Roughly six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of international media outlets reported on a silver linings story in Uganda. A Kampala woman who had lost her logistics job during the shutdown ...

In recent years, there has been an emerging shift in when, where and how people are choosing to work. Instead of being a loyal, corporate drone, scratching and clawing their way up the corporate ...

Over the past decade, gig workers have often been the subject of studies, but rarely the authors. The Workers Lab is changing that. We have released the first nationwide, worker-driven, participatory ...

As the aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to reshape the workforce landscape, a report from Team NEO researchers who examined the demographic trends within the “gig economy” shows it ...

A guide on how to identify the best candidates in today’s gig worker talent pool and how leaders can successfully incorporate them into their workforce. The gig economy allows companies to tap into an ...

Gig work, symbolized by crowd work, on-demand work, and freelancing, has expanded rapidly worldwide. The convenience of being able to accept work with just a smartphone has provided many with flexible ...

The number of people doing platform gig work like deliveries on apps in the US grew by over 150% during the pandemic. The demographics of these workers also changed, as they became younger and more ...