Gig Economy News Making Headlines:
- Instacart cuts internal valuation to $10 billion: https://www.reuters.com/technology/instacart-cuts-internal-valuation-10-bln-information-2022-12-28/
- McLean ride-share startup seeks to challenge Uber and Lyft by putting drivers in control: https://www.ffxnow.com/2022/12/27/mclean-ride-share-startup-seeks-to-challenge-uber-and-lyft-by-putting-drivers-in-control/
- “I considered it protection”: Lyft driver terminated for possessing stun gun: https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/i-considered-it-protection-lyft-drivers-account-deactivated-for-possessing-stun-gun/
- Uber Eats, DoorDash Reportedly Face Growth Slowdown: https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/UBER-TECHNOLOGIES-INC-57860975/news/Uber-Eats-DoorDash-Reportedly-Face-Growth-Slowdown-42634347/
- B.C. government’s struggle to respond to the gig work world: https://infotel.ca/newsitem/the-bc-governments-struggle-to-respond-to-the-gig-work-world/it95827
- Is the Gig Economy Creating New Cybersecurity Problems: https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2022/12/is-gig-economy-creating-new.html
- To Cut Costs, Companies Will Hire Contractors Instead Of Permanent Employees In 2023: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2022/12/27/to-cut-costs-companies-will-hire-contractors-instead-of-permanent-employees-in-2023/?sh=41406d7d34f5
- Uber and Amazon blasted for poor working conditions in India: https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/27/uber-and-amazon-blasted-for-poor-working-conditions-for-gig-workers-in-india/
- Gig Economy the Big Picture, 2023 Outlook: https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-in/news-and-trends/gig-economy-the-big-picture-2023-outlook/441771
- Uber One: What Is It and How Does It Work?: https://www.gobankingrates.com/saving-money/car/uber-one/
- ‘Why aren’t we telling these drivers where they’re going before?’: Woman claims Uber driver refused to drive her after learning destination: https://www.dailydot.com/irl/uber-driver-refused-destination/
- Food Delivery Apps DoorDash, Uber Adjust To Changing Customer Needs On Pandemic Recovery: https://www.benzinga.com/news/22/12/30224778/food-delivery-apps-doordash-uber-adjust-to-changing-customer-needs-on-pandemic-recovery
- What You Need to Know to Prepare for the 2023 Labor Market: https://huntsvillebusinessjournal.com/lead/2022/12/29/what-you-need-to-know-to-prepare-the-2023-labor-market/
