The gig economy, as per the UK government, involves the exchange of labor involves the short-term, task-based payment of labor between people or businesses using digital services that actively ...

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If work for companies like Uber and Lyft once carried some appeal for offering flexibility, the kind of labor it has come to represent is now used by some as shorthand for a raw deal. By Kellen ...

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.

The debate over what constitutes a “gig worker” rages on, but that hasn’t stopped the gig economy from exploding. According to a new study of gig economy trends by daVinci Payments, Inc., some 93 ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Today, many working professionals leave behind the security of their 9-to-5 work for the flexibility offered by the gig economy. You have ...