DoorDash will offer its drivers guaranteed hourly pay on top of tips, providing its delivery workers another way to earn money, as part of a series of changes to its platform. The delivery app’s main competitor, Uber Eats, already pays its workers for every pickup and delivery that is successfully completed, along with a per-mile pay rate. In…
DoorDash Will Offer Drivers Hourly Pay, in Major Change to Platform
June 29, 2023
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What BC Heard From Gig Workers as It Plans to Regulate the Industry
As British Columbia considers regulating the gig economy, including app-based ride-share and food-delivery services, it spent months consulting with workers, platform companies, and academics. On April 12, the province published the feedback it got. As with similar plans to regulate the gig economy in other jurisdictions, the debate in B.C. centres on a trade-off in…
A Victory for California Gig Workers
March 19, 2023
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Commentary I’m a gig worker. Freelance-writer division. The Epoch Times and other publications pay me for each piece I write. Especially at age 67, I like it a lot. I work from home with crucial help from my little Pomeranian, Ollie. He makes sure I get up and walk instead of staring at a screen…
Common Tax Mistakes of Gig Workers
March 9, 2023
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More and more people are becoming gig workers due to the massive layoffs in recent days. It can be an excellent way to get some short-term income—and some people find that they can make more money through gigs than with a full-time job. Of course, you can expect to pay some taxes anytime income is…
Almost Half of Canadian Gig Workers Consider Not Declaring All Income Due to Rising Cost of Living: Survey
Canadians who work on the side or undertake contract work to boost their income are tempted to not declare all of their income, faced with rising costs of living and precarious finances, according to a new survey commissioned by H&R block. Of those working a side hustle, almost 49 percent say they are willing to…
BC’s Plan to Regulate the Gig Economy Could Be the Start of a Long Fight
British Columbia is developing a plan to regulate its gig economy, which includes drivers for ride-share and delivery apps such as Uber, as well as independent contractors in many fields. Similar attempts at regulation in other jurisdictions have led to years-long legal battles and calls for amendments, most notably in California, which was one of…
Biden’s New Gig Worker Rule Could Squeeze Small Businesses, Setting Up a Legal Fight
October 12, 2022
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The Biden administration announced a new rule that would reclassify millions of gig workers across the country as employees, a move that could squeeze small businesses. The Labor Department’s proposal, released on Oct. 11, will make it more difficult for companies to label workers independent contractors, with consequences for ride and delivery services, along with other…
Paradigm Shift in the US Labor Market
August 30, 2022
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Commentary The working paradigm in America seems to be shifting as unemployment and staff shortages exist alongside workers refusing to work and others obtaining their dream job through the gig economy. Some media have claimed that the reasons behind the shortage of workers are systemic racism, lack of childcare, and a mismatch between workers’ skills…
Truckers Protest Gig Worker Law at Southern California Ports
July 14, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Honking truckers tied up traffic early on July 13 protesting California’s “gig worker” law, which reclassifies many independent contractors as employees. The protests hit a number of roads near the ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach and blocked several freeways. The truckers held up signs with such slogans as “AB5 Kills Dreams,” referring…
California Freelancers Say New Exemption Law Still Not Enough
California freelancers derailed by last year’s controversial gig worker mandate are set to receive more exemptions through a newly enacted law—but opponents say the new bill still isn’t enough to offset the harm done to them by AB 5. Assembly Bill 2257 (AB 2257), which went into effect Jan. 1, adds new exceptions to AB…
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